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“My orders are
to the police and military,

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also the village officials,

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that if the situation arises
that people fight

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and your lives are on the line,

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shoot them dead!” 

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To be honest, if it’s possible
to just stay at home, I would,

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instead of going out to shoot.

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But, under the current situation, 

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information is being controlled
by a few.

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If there is no alternative media

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there will be no checks
and balances.

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That’s why we’re going out
of our homes

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to know the stories
that are not being followed

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by big media corporations.

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"Media personnel shall be allowed

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to travel within the quarantine area

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provided that within 72 hours

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from the issuance
of this memorandum

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media personnel intending
to travel within the quarantine area

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shall secure an identification card

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from the Presidential Communications
Operations Office."

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Actually, it’s preposterous that one needs
to get accreditation from them.

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Does this mean they exclusively get 
to choose which media outfit can operate?

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But despite our protest

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we still filed for accreditation.

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We are still waiting for it until now.

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Before we went there

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somebody texted us that
security was strict in the area

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due to a positive Covid case.

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In turn, we discussed whether
we should proceed to the area or not.

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We decided to proceed
despite our anxieties.

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We are also concerned with
our safety and health.

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JL: Do you have any message
to the government?

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Estrelita: We are calling for continued 
support to our community kitchen.

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It is for all the people in the community.

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We will not die from the disease,
but we might die from hunger

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if we can’t eat three times a day. 

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Woman 1: We are going around

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Let’s do social distancing!

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Woman 2: You are overcrowding!

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Boy: Give us some biscuits!

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JL: I think the major weakness
of the government,

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compared to other countries,

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...

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is the lack of mass testing.

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It’s as if people were put in jails not knowing
if the disease is inside with them.

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Quarantine won’t serve its purpose
without any testing.

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I belong to the middle class,

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but I am a freelancer.

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My income depends
on my production.

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EngageMedia: What is that?

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JL: Relief goods from the barangay.

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That is my predicament. 

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But within a month, I only received
a relief pack just once.

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There are about 15
or 14 canned goods.

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I just hope those who are impoverished
receive more than once a month.

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During a lockdown like this,
you are inside your home,

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not just me, but most of my friends

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and fellow artists,

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most are stuck at home,

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you surmise the positive things
that arise despite the lockdown.

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One positive thing is the emergence 
of artworks that are socially relevant

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both in form and content.

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I belong to a group,
the Asian People’s Music.

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It is a group of progressive musicians
from countries that belong to the ASEAN.

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Joseph, a Filipino musician
who is also part of the group,

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and a member of the band
Village Idiots,

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composed a song,
and here it is:

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♫ When this is over ♫ 

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♫ Is it back to normal? ♫ 

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When you go out of your house

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what you see in the streets
are people holding a cardboard,

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some banners stating
“we are hungry,”

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"no mask, no entry,"
those are the images you see. 

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Texts written on cardboards, paper,
or whatever is available.

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Based on what I saw I had an idea:
Why not write some lyrics 

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the same way as those images?

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That’s what we did,
and the musicians were okay with it.

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♫ When this is over ♫  

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♫ Are we going back to the familiar? ♫ 

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♫ To a violent way of life ♫ 

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♫ Full of fear and dread ♫ 

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♫ We will straighten wayward roads ♫ 

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♫ Shout out our calls ♫ 

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♫ A better society ♫ 

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♫ When this is over ♫ 

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We are raising a question in that song.

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The lyrics say when this is over,
do we simply leave things as they are?

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We are raising this question because

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this crisis exposed
the kind of society we have.

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The government will feel
the wrath of the people

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if the situation remains the same.

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And we think, or at least
I personally do think,

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the situation should change,
and that we need to make a stand.

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♫ A better society when this is over ♫ 

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♫ We will rise when this is over ♫