WLC Political Science Program - Demolitus Organization

28/10/2026

08/10/2026

𝗔𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝗹𝗶 𝗠𝘂 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁, 𝗡𝗮𝗮𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀—𝗮𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶 ✌️

To our beautiful and lively 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐬 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐫 with a simple smile, we wish the happiest of birthdays to you, 𝐌𝐬. 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐏. 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥!🥳 May this new chapter bring forth an era of prosperity, abundance, and love ✨

Your tenacity, integrity, and mental fortitude makes you the best at what you do. May you continue to serve the student body with intelligence, wit, and your infectious charm. 𝑫𝒊𝒍𝒊 𝒌𝒂 𝑴𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒌, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒘𝒆'𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 🤝

𝙃𝘼𝙋𝙋𝙔 𝘿𝙊𝙉𝙉𝙄𝙀 𝘿𝘼𝙔 🎉

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15/09/2026

𝐀𝐒 𝐈𝐍?! 𝟏𝟗?!

Happiest birthday to our future treasu.... ay, 𝗖𝗔𝗔 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻, 𝗠𝘀. 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘆𝗿𝗲!

You always bring joy, hope, and your radiant personality with you, illuminating the colors around you. You always carry responsibilities and burdens so lightly that no one can tell that you also need help. You are our light, Shekinah. The Sentinels will always be grateful to have you as our 𝗖𝗔𝗔 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻.

May you continue to inspire, bring happiness, and serve the Demolitus with determination and commitment. As you take another step in life, prepare yourself to face all the challenges and hardships of life, and always remember that your Demolitus family will always be behind you in every step and decision you take.

Once again, 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝙗𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝘾𝘼𝘼 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣! 🤘🏼

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12/09/2026

𝗕𝗜𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗡𝗔 𝗡𝗜 𝗥𝗛𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗬𝗢𝗡, 𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗔𝗪! 🥳🎉

𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐠'𝐠𝐫𝐞, 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐒𝐜𝐢, 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐭𝐚—you go by many names, but you're known for your unique and charismatic radiance. Today we celebrate the life of our dearest 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐄𝐭𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝗥𝗵𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗵𝗼𝘆𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗼, as he opens the 19th chapter of his existence. ✨

You are a beacon of hope and a source of joy for all. You have a way of making people feel a sense of belonging and importance. Your kindness knows no bounds, and your compassion transcends through places no words could ever reach. You are industrious, sometimes a bit too much for your own good.

May you continue to shine brighter than your darkest days. May the warmth you generously shared unto others embrace your deepest colds. May the light you illuminate so freely unto others come back to you a millionfold. May the colors you exude paint you a sky bright enough to vividly fill the world with your hue, but dark enough for you to finally get the rest you very much deserve—𝒌𝒂𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝑶𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒖𝒈 𝒏𝒂𝒌𝒂𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒂 𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒂𝒏.

You've made everyone feel special in your own way, and may this simple gesture our way of letting you know—𝙒𝙀 𝙇𝙊𝙑𝙀 𝙔𝙊𝙐, 𝙍𝙃𝙄𝘼𝙉 🥹🫶

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08/09/2026

𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗕𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗨𝘀, 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀 🧿💜

All the trainings, practices, and sacrifices has ultimately led to this moment—the 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 opening this 𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. Let us raise the purple banner with might and our heads high as we strive with gumption and dedication in pursuit of victory! ✨

The culmination of the collective stress, bruises, sweats, and tears for the big day—may the Lord grace us with strength and humility, and may the stars align for us all. 𝐓𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬, may sportsmanship and camaraderie triumph in every serve, shoot, and dribble. 𝐓𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬, may you enjoy every moment with grace, grit, and fighting spirit as you move with pride and chant with conviction. 𝐓𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐫. & 𝐌𝐬. 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬, 𝐌𝐬. 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢ñ𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐫. 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐊𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐧, may you radiate beauty and charm like a true Sentinel—through intelligence, humility, and positivity. 𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏'𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒓!

We may never have the strength in numbers, but we more than made up for it with tenacity, fortitude, and courage. This Intramurals, let us brandish our banner as one—𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚 ⚖️

𝙇𝘼𝘽𝘼𝙉, 𝙎𝙊𝙇𝙂 𝙎𝙀𝙉𝙏𝙄𝙉𝙀𝙇𝙎! 💜🖤





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02/09/2026

𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘁? 19 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗢𝗹𝗱? 😳

𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒖𝒉𝒂𝒚 𝒌𝒂𝒏𝒂 𝒌𝒂𝒔𝒊 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑬.𝑨 (𝑬𝒏𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝑬𝒓𝒂) 🦖

"𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐲" flips to a brand new chapter, yet to be written with new memories of joy and hardship. We are filled with gratitude that you became a part of the sentinel family, and we hope you are happy to be with us also. Life is not always sunshine and rainbows, may we keep on sharing the heavy works of the path we chose. ✨

May you enjoy this special day with your framily, friends and everyone you love, and wish for many more to come. Just like how you bring laughter to us, we hope that you dont forget to include yourself of this genuine care you give to others. As you take another step towards greatness, 𝒃𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆, 𝒘𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒃𝒆 𝒃𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆. 💖

A blissful and happy birthday to the 𝐉𝐎𝐘, the 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄, the 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐄, the 𝐅𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 of 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐓𝐀, 𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐘 𝐁𝐈𝐄𝐍 𝐄𝐁𝐂𝐀𝐒! 🥂

𝙂𝙤 𝙏𝙍𝙊𝙔!

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21/08/2026

𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🎗️

On this day, 21st of August 2026, we commemorate 43rd year of the sacrifice and courage of the late 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐨 𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐲 𝐒. 𝐀𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐉𝐫., let us not forget that his martyrdom preserved our democracy—𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒖𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒂 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆.

May his story continue to teach us that protecting democracy and freedom requires a collective vigilance, personal sacrifice, and a morality that upholds our nation.

May his courage to face tyranny despite knowing the danger of his life continue to inspire us that the freedom and the democracy for our people is worth dying for, just like the heroes that comes before him.

May his legacy continue to inspire every Filipino to be faithful unto the principles of truth, justice, freedom and love for the our nation.

“𝙄’𝙙 𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙞𝙚 𝙖 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙖 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚.”
-𝑩𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒐 "𝑵𝒊𝒏𝒐𝒚" 𝑨𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒏𝒐 𝑱𝒓.

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11/08/2026

𝗔𝗵𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗮 𝗦𝗮𝗵𝗹𝗮𝗻, 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗮! 🕌

𝑨𝒔-𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒖 𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒌𝒖𝒎, 𝑺𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒍𝒔! Don your most elegant thobe and your sparkling abaya as we step into this year's 𝐀𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 2026 with the theme 𝗔𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 🧞

Witness the Political Science Program in glitz and glam in celebration of achievements, feats, and camaraderie—in sparkling jewels under Arabian skies

Don't miss the fun! To be held at 𝐏𝐢ñ𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬, 𝐎𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐜 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 on 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 14, 2026 𝐚𝐭 4:30 𝐏𝐌, it will be the most magical and majestic night—𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒄 𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒑.

𝙎𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣, 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙗𝙮, 𝙝𝙤𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙥𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧'𝙨 𝘼𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙉𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩! 🪔




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10/08/2026

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵!🌏💙

As we celebrate this year’s 𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐍 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡, may we be reminded of the roots that binds us and the innovations that have propelled us forward.

ASEAN 2026 is a celebration of heritage and progress. Rooted in the wisdom of our traditions and driven by the strength of innovation, together, we celebrate the strength of unity across our 11 nations with the theme 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫.

As we look ahead, let’s work hand in hand as we sail towards a brighter future, one that is 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒇𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆. ✨🌏



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GRAPHIC | Jhulla Ryne Mercadal

09/08/2026

𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐌𝐍 | 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗔𝗠𝗻𝗲𝗱

𝘼𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙩 𝘿𝙖𝙢 𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙤 150.61 𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙖 𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡—𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙙. 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨.

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒎 𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒓𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒔𝒐 𝒘𝒉𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏’𝒕 𝒘𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈?!

Instead, it barely stopped our scrolling.
A few days later, the rains came. The water rose a little. The headlines softened. We breathed a sigh of relief, congratulating ourselves as if the problem had been solved.
It wasn't.

If your house catches fire and someone throws a single bucket of water on it, do you call the fire extinguished? Then why are we treating our water crisis that way?

This is not just about a dam. It is about a country that has learned to mistake temporary relief for permanent solutions. Every year we wait for the rain to save us instead of asking why we are so desperate to be saved in the first place. 𝑾𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐.

It disappears because forests disappear. Watersheds disappear. Responsible planning disappears. Long-term thinking disappears. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚, 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒐𝒐.

The rain is not the hero of this story. It is simply buying us time. Time that we continue to waste. What makes me angry is not that El Niño happened. Droughts are part of nature.
What makes me angry is that our response is always the same: panic when the reservoirs are empty, forget everything when they fill up again.

𝐖𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧.

𝐖𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞.

𝐖𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫.

𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐲 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲.

We wait until the crisis arrives, then congratulate ourselves for surviving it. That is not leadership. That is procrastination with a press conference.

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞? Where are the speeches that should have shaken this nation awake?

Where are the plans to protect our watersheds instead of sacrificing them? Where are the investments in sustainable water systems? 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚? 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒅, 𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅.

We argue over personalities while the reservoirs that keep millions alive quietly sink. We cheer for ribbon-cuttings while rivers die. We debate slogans while the very thing that flows from our taps becomes less certain every year.

A nation cannot drink campaign promises.
A farmer cannot irrigate crops with excuses.
A child cannot quench their thirst with optimism.

𝑾𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒓𝒆.

The cruelest part is that when the taps finally run dry, those with power will still have bottled water delivered to their doors. It is the ordinary Filipino who will stand in long lines with empty containers, missing work, missing school, praying there is enough left for tomorrow.

That is how inequality works.
The crisis arrives for everyone.
The suffering does not.
So no, I am not comforted because the water level rose after a few days of rain.

A patient whose heartbeat returns is not automatically healthy.

A nation that escapes disaster today is not safe tomorrow.

The rains have given us another chance.
The question is whether we will waste this one too.

Because Angat Dam is not merely losing water.

𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲.

And if that keeps falling faster than the reservoir itself, history will not say we ran out of water.

It will say we ran out of wisdom long before we ran out of rain.

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via Neil Gowan
GRAPHICS | Charisse Joy Noval