Hanjin ba kamo? Ano ang isyu?

HANJIN workers, narinig mo na ba ang isyu nila? Malamang hindi pa, pero sigurado ako yung iba sainyong nagbabasa nito e napansin na yung pangalan ng Hanjin na nakasulat sa mga malalaking truck lalo na kapag gabi. Tama ka, ang Hanjin ay isang korporasyon na pagma-mayari ng mga Koreano. Ang Hanjin ay tinatagang pang apat sa pinaka malaki at pinaka advance na art shipbuilding facility sa buong mundo na matatagpuan sa Subic Zambales. 

Sa dinami- dami ng lugar, sa Pilipinas pa. E syempre madaling mauto ang mga Pilipino e, sabi nila at mababa ang pasahod sa mga manggagawa. Ano namang meron? Anong isyu? Okay nga yun e, kasi nakakatulong sa pag unlad ng ekonomiya natin yung Hanjin Shipyard. Anong problema? Alam mo ba na halos lahat ng manggagawang Pilipinong namamasukan sa loob ng kumpanyang ito ay  nanggaling pa sa malalayong lugar? Meron sa Visayas, meron galing sa ibang parte ng Mindanao, Hilaga at Timog. Kaya ibig sabihin nun marami talaga ang manggagawang namamasukan dito. Iniwan ang pagsasaka at pangingisda dahil para sa kanila ang kitang makukuha nila sa Hanjin ay mas okay na kaysa manatili sila sa ginagawa nila na seasonal lang. 

Ang mga manggagawa ay sumasailalim sa 6 months na training bago sila maging regular. Okay na sana kaso ang masaklap doon, ibinabawas ng mga Koreanong namamahala sa Hanjin yung bayad nila sa pagkain at paggamit ng mga silid. Napakabait naman talaga noh,pero hindi lang yun. Pag naging regular sila, binibigyan sila ng uniporme, pero sa uri ng trabaho sa loob, hindi uubra ang isa o dalawang uniporme lang, kaso binibigyan lang sila ng bagong uniporme isang beses sa isang taon. Kahit punit- punit na ang kanilang mga damit at sobrang dumi na, wala pa rin pakialam ang mga Koreanong nasa likod ng Hanjin Shipyard.

Napakasipag ng mga Pilipino, biruin mo sa 3 buwan 5 barko ang napapaalis nila. Ganung kabilis at ganun kasipag ang mga manggagawang Pilipino. Kaya siguro ayaw din silang pakawalan ng mga Koreano. Pero pag may mga aksidenteng nangyayari, bagya ng maipadala sa ospital ang mga biktima, parang walang pakeelam ang mga Koreanong ito na nasa likod ng Hanjin Management. At mas malala,  pag may nasawi dahil sa aksidente, minsan hindi pa sinasagot ng Hanjin Management ang bayad sa punerarya. Saan naman kukuha ng pambayad sa ospital at sa pamburol ang pamilya ng mga nasawi, e mahirap na nga sila.

Nakakaranas rin ang mga manggagawa ng pangaabuso o harassment sa loob ng Hanjin. Paano? Binabatuk-batukan sila, tinatadyakan, dinuduraan, sinusuntok at sa huli sasabihin “joke only”. Pero dahil sa kailangang magtimpi ng mga manggagawa, hindi na nila ginagantihan bagkus ay pinapabayaan na lang nila ang mga ito kaysa matanggal sila sa trabaho. Nakakaawa talaga ng mga manggagawang Pilipino sa loob ng korporasyon pero walang magawa ang gobyerno, bakit kamo? E kasi mas mahalaga ang ekonomiya ng bansa kaysa sa kapakanan ng mga Pilipino sa loob. Sabi ni Ka Renante, isang lider ng SAMAHAN at dating manggagawa sa loob, maraming bese na rin na nagpunta si dating pangulong Gloria Macapagal Arroyo sa loob ng Hanjin, pero ang sabi lang niya, magpasalamat pa ang mga manggagawa dahil binibigyan sila ng trabaho. 

Kaya naman nabuo ang Friends of Hanjin Workers dahil rin sa pagnanais na mabigyan ng katarungan at maproteksyunan ang mga manggagawang Pilipino sa loob ng Hanjin Shipyard sa Subic Zambales. Napakarami pang isyu ang hindi ko nabanggit sa taas. Sana naman ay mabigyan na ng solusyon ang mga isyung ito ng mga manggagawa sa pamamagitan ng pagbukas ng mga mata ng mga iba pang Pilipino tungkol sa isyu, gumawa ng mga aksyon na pumpoprotesta sa mga maling gawain at pangaabusong ginagawa ng Hanjin management sa mga manggagawang Pilipino, mag hikayat ng mga taong pwedeng tumulong upang maipadala ang kasong ito sa korte suprema upang mabigyan ng hustisya at makapagtrabaho ng ligtas ang mga Pilipino at huli maging parte ng Friends of Hanjin Workers upang mapalakas ang suporta sa mga manggawang Pilipino sa loob ng Hanjin Shipyard.

What’s with the CROSS?

Photo credit: Real Life In Line With God 

For Catholics, Cross is a very sacred and symbolic object because it is what the Roman Catholic Church has taught them. For Christians, it is a manifestation of what Jesus Christ has done for us. Both interpretations are valid and significant. Whether you are a Catholic or Christian, CROSS signifies one thing, the death of Jesus Christ on the Calvary. But there are still some, actually a lot of people, who doesn’t know the real meaning of what the CROSS stands for. During the time of King Darius I, cross was cursed as a punishment for those who have violated laws or disobeyed the orders of the king. Meaning, cross was used to execute people and Romans adopted it as well for noncitizens and slaves. Crucifixion was sentenced to execute the Messiah. But this time it’s different, cross was used to save us from death. Jesus Christ was crucified to cleanse us from our sins and became the bridge so we could humbly come to the Father. According to 1 Peter 2: 24 “Who his own bare our sins in his own body on the cross that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose strips ye were healed”.

God gave His only begotten son (John 3:16) to save us. God became human to save us. Jesus Christ was crucified to save us. Now you’re wondering why? because He loves us so much. Isn’t that amazing? God gave up everything for us and His goodness didn’t stop there. He was raised from the death for us to see that He is the One, the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. Now, Cross has been the symbol for what God has done for us. We don’t need to become obsessed on the cross just to prove that we are holy but our faith on Jesus Christ is what God is requiring us in able to live an eternal life.

Let us all pray...

Heavenly Father, we humbly bow down to Your presence. We are sinners. We are nothing without You. We thank You for giving up Your life to save us from death. We thank You for Your everlasting love for us. We thank You for giving us a chance to praise You, to follow You and to love You. Thank You for the cross that you’ve used as an instrument that strengthen our faith in You. We want to give you back all the glory and honour through Your son Jesus Christ. We pray, in Jesus name. Amen.

God bless you my brothers and sisters!:D

Letter from the heart (for you)

To my dearest someone,

I know that God has a purpose why I met you. Not just even once but a lot.  I never asked for anything as almost perfect as you are, but still God insisted that we meet on the right time and at the right place. I always pray to God that when that perfect time comes, He’ll give the right person whom I want to spend the rest of my life with. And I’m not saying that my long wait is over because I found you, of course I still have to focus on my studies and career after. But I think God wants to test my faith and challenge if I’m still going to follow His will or my heart. But I believe, God is really a merciful God. He wants me to obey to His will and follow my heart at the same time. He wants me to like the person that He wants for me. Of course, who has the same faith as mine and who will accept me for who I am. I know it’s not easy to be in love but I really don’t want to think about it right now. All I know is that I am happy that I finally met someone who is different from most of the guys that I met, and that is you. Thank you for giving colors to my world and thank you for letting me like you. I just want to express what I am feeling right now. I don’t know what it is yet called but I definitely don’t want this to end. J

Love,

Jojo

How do you define purity?

              According to the dictionary, Purity means freedom from dirt, freedom from evil, innocence and correctness. Words that could be easily understood but so hard to apply. Why? because there are a of people who can easily be deceived on by how the world portray the way it see things, Christians and non- Christians. We are living in wordy world which means temptations are everywhere. We go to church, yes. We pray, yes. We confess, yes. We read the bible, yes. But why do we still experience impurity? Just to clarify things, PURITY is not just about doing the act that cause IMPURITY, it is also based on the way you think and how you process these thoughts on your mind. God not only wants me to act differently; He wants me to think differently --- to view love, purity and singleness from His perspective, to have a new lifestyle and a new attitude. - J. Harris

I admit I became a victim of this sin. I disobey God because of the lustful thoughts that I had. Because of what happened to me in the past, temptations follows me everywhere. Satan tested my faith. There were so many times that I told myself that I want to change this behavior but it took me few years to surrender everything. But the time has come for me to change and see what life God has planned for me. I don't want to stay in darkness and I wanna live life the way God wants me to be. because of this I wanna live a pure and holy life. I shared this because I know there are a lot of youth out there who experienced or experiencing the same thing that I had. Now. let's all pray together and humbly confess our sins.

Heavenly Father,
We humbly bow down to Your presence. Fill us with Your holy spirit oh Lord. Forgive us Father for we have sinned and disobey Your will. Cleanse us Father. We don't want to go back to that shadow which brought us to sin. We want to ask for Your forgiveness oh God. Please Lord fix us and change us. From now on, I will walk with You Lord. I will follow You and will always desire for the life that You want me to have and to be. Thank You Lord for never leaving me. Thank You for loving me. All of these we ask in Your most precious name, we pray. Amen

God bless you my brothers and sisters!:D