Mother Cries Discrimination

(This article was originally posted in Barrio Siete)

Kung discrimination ang pag-uusapan medyo umiinit talaga ang ulo ko. Being gay all my life, I've experienced all kinds of discrmination and pangungutya from people of all sorts. Mas lalong nakakainis nga eh kung yung mismong kumukutya sa'yo ay pangit pa, ang kapal ng mukha sarap sapakin.

A mother together with her son was on their way home from Hong Kong when the crew of the Cebu Pacific flight they were on board asked them to step down from the plane because her son is 'mentally ill' daw and according to some aviation law, an aircraft is not allowed to carry two passengers that are mentally unhealthy on the same flight.


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Okay, ewan ko kung may ganyang batas talaga sa aviation, please enlighten me. At kung meron man, I think that's ridiculous.

First of all, it's very discriminatory talaga. Sabi nga ng kasabihan, "Don't judge the book by its cover". Just because his actions are 'not normal' and quite odd, that doesn't mean he's incapable of being with the other passengers. Masyado naman yatang nag-jump into conclusion ang mga crew that that child might get attention or will disrupt the flight or something. Mental conditions varies to some degrees. Some needed to be guided and some just blend with the rest of the crowd. In this case, it's very clear that the child is okay to travel despite some special needs to be taken cared of.

Secondly, it's clear na dalawa na pala ang 'special' passenger ng naturang flight bakit hindi sinigurado ng crew beforehand kung bakit nagka-ganun. It's not the mother's fault noh mga tanga kayong mga taga Cebu Pacific. Kayo ang nagkamali dahil hindi niyo chineck ng maayos kung meron mang nakalabag ng naturang rule.

Doon pa lang sa check-in counter, nakita niyo na I'm sure kung sino ang mga pasaherong sasakay and bulag na kayo marahil if you did not notice two 'special' passengers. Tapos ngayon na nasa loob na ng eroplano ang mga pasahero at nakaupo na sa kanilang assigned seats ay bigla kayong maglilitanya ng rules and regulations at pabababain niyo ang mga kawawang pasahero because of your fault. Mga leche kayo!
Anyway, the mother and her child refused to unboard the plane and they arrived in Manila despite the incident.

Due to humiliation and outright discrimination, the mother together with her lawyer is filing a case against Cebu Pacific. Cebu Pacific on the other hand issued an apology, but I think it's too late already.

Akala ko ba ang slogan ng naturang airline ay "It's time everyone flies", eh namimili pala kayo ng pasahero ah.

Dapat ang slogan niyo ay ito, "It's time everyone flies, unless you're not normal".

Kalokah kayo Cebu Pacific!

Ngayon, sino ang nagmumukhang abnormal? Kayong mga taga-Cebu Pacific or yung batang nagbayad ng maayos pero ayaw niyong pasakayin dahil sa kamalian katangahang kayo rin naman ang gumawa.

Hindi na ako sasakay sa inyo. Isa pa mas maraming gwapong flight attendants ang PAL!

Meanwhile, here's an article of the same topic written by Ate Ajay. Please read to further understand the situation.

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