Day 30+23: Yesterday was a heartbreaking day for a family, I, despite my parting, consider myself to
Day 30+23: Yesterday was a heartbreaking day for a family, I, despite my parting, consider myself to be part of. Despite no longer working for the network, my mother called me up to check on me and talk about how sad she is about the shutdown, remembering how me and my sister @sorenequilinguing were part of it, how we grew up in it, and how we both took pride in our jobs with it. She also wondered what would happen to the network’s workers and their families, especially with the difficulties and anxieties everyone is facing with the pandemic and quarantine. I didn’t know what to say. For critics of the network, it’s easy to call for its closure and join the tide of political supporters reveling in its demise. But for over 11,000 workers all over the country and their families, these insenstive comments, memes and hashtags cause anxieties, pain and despair. These online sentiments make me shake my head in disbelief with how some people can celebrate the potential loss of livelihood of others. For friends and former colleagues in the network: stay strong and take courage in the thought that there are many among us who appreciate what you do, day in and day out. We are just not that noisy and organized (and funded?) on social media. Some platforms may have been shuttered, but I believe that you will remain, in the service of the Filipino. ❤️ Monitors during the weekend graveyard shift. ABS-CBN Integrated News and Current Affairs. Quezon City. October 2017. Quezon City. May 2020. #notoabscbnshutdown #thoughts #communityquarantine #enhancedcommunityquarantine #quezoncity #abscbn https://www.instagram.com/p/B_0Oukoj_zj/?igshid=x1f7nynnyxew -- source link
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