Friday, November 7, 2025

"Haan kayo ag-rally ditoy Benguet nu haan kayo taga-Benguet."

"Haan kayo ag-rally ditoy Benguet nu haan kayo taga-Benguet."

Daytoy ti maysa nga most common nga comment dagiti critics ti napalabas nga protests/rallies against corruption ditoy Baguio ken Benguet. 

Today is October 20. Ada ti scheduled nga protest rally idiay Capitol Grounds ti Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya. The Vizcayanos will be there to protest the entry of a mining firm in Dupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya. They were forced to organize a mass rally ta kasla agtatalna metten piman diay congressman, governor, ken other leaders da.

Now, ada ti nag-organize nga taga-Benguets nga apan maki-rally idiay. Ta very similar ti sitwasyun idiay Dupax del Norte ken idiay Guinaoang/Bulalacao, Mankayan. Sunga kuna da apan da maki-rally diay Bayombong. 

Using the logic dagidiay mangibagbaga nga haan dapat agral-rally dagiti haan nga taga-Benguet ditoy Benguet, does that also mean haan dapat apan maki-rally dagitoy kakailyan nga taga-Benguet idiay Nueva Vizcaya ta haan da met taga-Nueva Vizcaya? 

Mali diay logic da di ba? 

A person's right to protest doesn't depend on where he's from. If you're from Batanes, you can still protest and join rallies in Tawi-Tawi.