Dead-beat dads

Here in the Philippines, a woman has no rights; they are used and abused daily and with no care for what their feelings are. A man is only a man when he drinks, has children, smokes and a job is not necessary. he just lives at home.

Laws should be passed against men who fail to support children the that they have fathered. Because we now have the technology that examines DNA, we can easily track these dead-beat dads to force them to support the children that they had fathered. The cause of the proliferation of homeless children or street children is the fathers’ lack of support for them.

Mothers can barely make ends meet so children are left to beg for money on the streets in order just to survive and get a little to eat. Men feel that they are more of a man if they father more children and they even brag about it.Some men that I know even will punch holes in condoms that they use just to get their girlfriends pregnant. Then they just leave the woman to get another woman pregnant again.

With proper laws in place, men will change their attitude about women because these will make them responsible for their actions and these can hurt their pocket book. Elsewhere in this world, if you refuse to support your child the government will throw you in jail as a dead-beat dad and force you to work, with the money earned given to support the children.--Alfredo Acopan

Police visibility

Kudos to the Cebu City police for a job well done. At least the police are visible on the streets even if they only ride on their patrol cars with blinkers on. They also conduct surprise checkpoints that targets motorcycle drivers.

But I hope that this is not a ningas cogon act. Basin karon lang ni nga bag-o pa ang police chief. Policemen should do this regularly to deter crime.--Darius Labiste of Cebu City