Children's Innocense an easy target

Nung 7yrs old palang ako and my sister was 4 that time, nagtitinda ng isda yung mom ko, so she have to leave us inside the housed locked up. I learned how to cook and to take care of my sister. Kaya lang, syempre bata, you will always find a way to play outside. Kaya naman tumatakas kami ng kapatid ko, through the kitchen wall, and yes, sinira namin ung wall hahahaha.. But to think that we are just kids and alone in the house for so many occasions, we never thought or got scared being raped or kidnapped, because that time, kids are not a target for such crime. That was 1991-1992.

When I reached 8yrs old, my mom have to leave me to my aunt so she can work as a maid somewhere. I was enrolled somewhere far from their house, so I need to travel by jeepney from school and walk about 3kilometers to my aunts house kasi di naman direct yung jeepney. I traveled alone, the whole school year. Meron lang akong 3 pesos, 2 pesos pamasahe back and forth sa school and house and 1 peso for baon. And yes, I managed to survive. Though sometimes, mali ung nasasakyan ko na jeep, so lumiliko sya sa ibang lugar instead na dun sa destination ko. I have no choice but to get off and wait for another jeep, pero since wala na akong pamasahe, hihingi nalang ako ng pasensya sa driver. But your know what, I never felt scared that time that I will be raped or kidnapped and people then are nice. Kahit yung mga drivers ng jeepney na nasakyan ko, they will just let me ride without asking me to pay.

If you are going to compare the safety of kids from Erap's time up to this date, no one at the age of 8yrs old can travel alone or be left to play outside by their parents, this is because of too much risk letting them out of your sight. Bunga ng kahirapan at droga at impluwensya ng mga lecheng malalaswang palabas ang nagtutulak sa mga taong gumawa ng masama lalo na sa kabataan. Bakit kamo? Because they are easy target, they can't think of something easily to defend themselves and they are easily frightened. Siguro mas mabuting turuan na yung mga kabataan kung pano sumigaw, pano magpumiglas, pano mangagat, pano bumayag or tumusok ng mata dahil buhay nila ang nakataya (pwera nalang sa mga sanggol, grrr kakapanginig ng laman ang mga walang hiya!). Because honestly, mas may chance pa silang mabuhay kung gagawa sila ng paraan para makatakas kasi once na nagawa na ng kriminal ang gusto nilang gawin sa kanila, wala na din silang chance pang mabuhay.
Nakakapanlumo na isipin na sobra na ang pagkahalang ng mga kriminal ngayon. Kung ayaw ng mga tao na magkaroon ng vigilante para pumatay ng mga kriminal, ipasa na dapat yang death penalty, para mapatawan sila ng kamatayan according to law.

I hope in the next few years, bumalik na sa dati ang lahat. Na ang mga bata ay sacred at hindi dapat inaabuso. Salamat at meron na tayong presidenteng mapagmahal sa bayan at may malasakit sa mga tao. Kailangan nating tulungan ang presidente para sa mga anak natin.