Poor, Starving, and Angry: Why the Right to Vote is Still Yours

You grow up starving. You do not know what being full feels like. You stand outside local restaurants watching other kids eat. When <a href="https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GCEB_enUS838US839&ei=Z13kXIXSG-OS0PEP5rGu8As&q=manong++meaning&oq=manong++meaning&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0i71l8.9215.9215..9445...0.0..0.0.0.......0....1..gws-wiz.qrqojY0qrBk" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Manong </a>Guard sees you, he eschews you away with his baton because you’re dirtying up the storefront window and says you’re bad for business. You salivate at the thought of eating <a href="https://twitter.com/Jollibee?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Jollibee </a>fried chicken, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GCEB_enUS838US839&ei=nF3kXMPmB8HB0PEPt_eH-A0&q=buchi+food&oq=buchi+f&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.0j0i20i263j0l8.972.1257..1920...0.0..0.135.263.0j2......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i71j0i67.ZHcPo0tMo2A" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">buchi </a>from <a href="http://www.chowkingusa.com/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Chow King</a>, or <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=mechado+meaning&rlz=1C1GCEB_enUS838US839&oq=mechado+meaning&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.2031j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">mechado </a>from the local <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=carinderia+meaning&rlz=1C1GCEB_enUS838US839&oq=carinderia+meaning&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.2432j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">carinderia</a>. Most days, you come home hungry. At home, your mom pours hot Nescafé coffee on a bed of rice so at least you’ll have <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=sabaw+mwaning&rlz=1C1GCEB_enUS838US839&oq=sabaw+mwaning&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.1915j1j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">sabaw</a>. You eat coffee and rice everyday — sometimes only once a day. To alleviate your hunger, you join your <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=kalaro+meaning&rlz=1C1GCEB_enUS838US839&oq=kalaro+meaning&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.1720j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">kalaros </a>and instead of playing <a href="https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GCEB_enUS838US839&ei=JF7kXJGOKJOU0PEPpPmPoAc&q=holen+marble+filipino+meaning&oq=holen+marble+filipino+meaning&gs_l=psy-ab.3...3502.5658..5881...1.0..2.252.1356.0j6j2......0....1..gws-wiz.knkFenbUUZg" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">holen</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GCEB_enUS838US839&ei=K17kXIjaH8yv0PEPreSbgA8&q=patintero+meaning&oq=patintero+meaning&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0i7i30j0l3j0i30l2j0i5i30.13471.14631..14839...0.0..0.225.1259.2j6j1......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i71j0i67j0i7i10i30j0i13i70i249j0i13.RVGrKOCxwLo" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">patintero</a>, or <a href="https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GCEB_enUS838US839&ei=Rl7kXJnnNMzA0PEP6sOzsAU&q=agawan+base+game&oq=agawan+base+game&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0l2.1793.3264..3374...0.0..0.199.622.0j4......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i71j0i67j0i20i263j0i22i30.6i8UudCxtSw" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">agawan base</a>, you beg for money on<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=shaw+bouleveard+ph&rlz=1C1GCEB_enUS838US839&oq=shaw+bouleveard+ph&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.2816j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"> Shaw Boulevard</a>. From 4–7 pm, the best and brightest of <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=mandaluyong+city&rlz=1C1GCEB_enUS838US839&oq=mandaluyong+city&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.2751j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Mandaluyong City</a> are all stuck in traffic, so you exploit this form of imprisonment to beg for money. You make sure you put your sad face on — you realize they give you more when you do.  <a href="https://medium.com/swlh/poor-starving-and-angry-why-the-right-to-vote-is-still-yours-1a214503888d">Website</a>