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EDSA Shrine aerial shot right now from DZMM Teleradyo's online livestream

"The White Plains" via @PhilStarNews on Twitter/X

English translation under the image

Original Tweet: Apparently medicated people with ADHD are allegedly no longer allowed to get PWD (Persons with Disability) cards especially since they can cope. Is it really like that it's like if you said "you don't really have diabetes because you have insulin" Reddit Screenshot: i went to the pdao (Persons with Disability Affairs Office) then i gave them my medical certificate. then the staff asked if i can cope [with my ADHD]. i wasn't able to answer quickly then they said that medicated people with adhd who can cope weren't entitled to pwd cards. that's apparently the new rule when applying for pwd cards. i wasn't able to answer anything because what else could i do, right. after that they said to still ask the doctor, it's a good thing the doctor allowed it and the staff even told me that "you're not really entitled to it but we'll allow it for now." i said thank you even passive-aggressively hahahah but in my opinion even if you're medicated, you should still be entitled to get a card. because adhd medication still has a shortage. and symptoms of depression would start manifesting when you don't have medication. it's like they're downplaying the hardships of people with adhd

Like this is just straight up appalling. and to have the GOVERNMENT [allegedly] be the ones doing this kind of shit is disgusting. They're basically saying that if you have medication, that means you don't have the condition anymore which is absurd. It also makes me fear that a lot of people with ADHD who may want to at least try if they could perform better with medication would refuse to take them specifically because they might lose their government benefits. This is disgusting.

A lawyer's advice regarding this issue:

MANILA (UPDATED) - President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday declared a state of national energy emergency, saying that the ongoing unrest in the Middle East has posed an "imminent danger… upon the availability and stability of the country's energy supply."

Marcos Jr. declared the emergency through signing Executive Order No. 110, a day after his administration insisted that there is "no oil crisis" in the Philippines and claimed that steep spikes in pump prices were only due to "price disruption." ...

My brother in Christ, our grandfather was from Ilocos and was part of the military, our family had privilege compared to most at that time. I don't know how you couldn't realize that.

I'm not exactly sure how people's brain have been washed or how they could stomach not believing history (take that as someone who doesn't believe of the atrocities the Naz*s did). The most baffling comeback I ever encountered from those who are Marcos apologists (a.k.a the lying son of our former dictator who is currently running for Presidency) is "not all facts are true" if you show them data.

WTF?! Where on earth did they ever get that kind of reply? I am truly baffled how they can say that not all facts are true. I mean, if a fact is half true then it's no longer a fact.

Why would they even say that???

Second, is their retort: "Libro ka kasi ng libro" (translate that to: You are reading too much books) WHAT.THE.ACTUAL.DUCK?

I'm not exactly sure how to pull these people out of their own rabbit hole. Either I get them out first or I'll entirely lose my marbles.