FAITH02 SCRIPT (GENDER EQUALITY/GENDER INEQUALITY)

Characters:
Lily (Nanay) – Jayvee (Bistida at Wig)
Alexa (Anak) – Dheza (Corpo)
Boss/Reader 1 – Caluban (Corpo with coat)
Daniel – Vash (Corpo)
Cesar – Franz (Corpo)
Dory/Headline Reader – Gaa (Casual)
Robert – Oliver (Casual)
Narrator/Male Anchor - Kim

(Living Room)
(Lights on)
Alexa: Nay, nakikinig ka na naman sa radio mo.
Lily: Aba syempre anak. Marami ka matutunan dito lalo na sa istasyon ng 1234 Real News
Patrol.
Alexa: Sya alis na ako nay. Maghahanap ako ngayon ng trabaho e lalo na at wala na si tatay.
Lily: Sige, mag-ingat ka anak. Tsaka, yung kaprangkahan at kadaldalan mo bawasan mo ha.
(Lights off)
(Labas ng office)
(Lights on)
Alexa: Magaapply ka rin?
Daniel: Ah hindi empleyado na ako rito. Ikaw ba?
Alexa: Opo e. Marami po ba magaapply?
Daniel: Ang alam ko dalawa lang kayo. Isang babae, isang lalaki.
Alexa: Ha? Secretary po inaaplyan diba? Usually pang babaeng trabaho yun.
Daniel: Di naman. Ako trabaho ko dito pede gawin ng lalaki, pwede sa babae.
Alexa: Bakla ka siguro no? Bat ka nakapink? Eh pang babaeng kulay yan.
Daniel: Hindi porket pink para lang sa inyong mga babae at hindi porket naka pink bakla. Wear
what you want kahit ano pang kulay yan basta kumportable ka.
(Lights off)
(Office Interview)
(Lights on)
Boss: Makikipasok na ng dalawang magapply for secretary.
(Papasok yung dalawang nag-aaply)
Boss: Good morning. Simulan na natin. Sa babae muna. Bakit isang babae ang need naming
para sa trabahong secretary sa company na to?
Alexa: Sir kasi po ang isang babae mabusisi sa mga gawain tsaka mabilis pong utusan sir if
may need po kayo. Tsaka lagi po kaming nasa tabi niyo para everytime na need nyo po kami
nandyan po kami.
Cesar: Sir pede sumagot?
Boss: Sige.
Cesar: Eh sir paano po makakasigurado na laging nandyan mga babaeng secretary eh
pwedeng pwede po sila mabuntis lalo na po ngayon na mas hinabaan po ang days ng maternity
leave nila.
(Pause)
Narrator: 105-Day Expanded Maternity Leave Law. Signed into law on February 2019 by
President Rodrigo Duterte, Republic Act 11210 or the Expanded Maternity Leave Law extends
the previous 60-day (78 days for caesarian section delivery for women workers in the private
sector) paid maternity leave to 105 days
(Play)
Alexa: Eh sir wala naman po akong asawa. Tsaka focus po ako ngayon sa trabaho need po
kase namin.
Cesar: Kahit na wala kang asawa marami dyang masasama ang takbo ng isip.

Alexa: Matatakot na mga yun sa dami nating laws para protektahan kaming mga babae. Tulad
na lamang ng Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995 at The Anti-Rape Law of 1997.

(Pause)

Narrator: Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995. RA 7877 addresses the issue of sexual
harassment committed in employment, education or training environment. It was signed into law
on February 14, 1995, under former President Fidel Ramos' administration.

The Anti-Rape Law of 1997. RA 8353 states that any person having carnal knowledge of a
woman through force, threat, or intimidation or by means of fraudulent machination or grave
abuse of authority will be punished.

Cesar: Eh bat sa mga lalaki walang ganan? Bat pag sexual harassment babae lang
naproprotektahan?
Boss: Teka, magka-away ba kayo? Nakukuha ko naman points nyung dalawa. Pero pasensya
na ha pede bang bumalik na lang kayo bukas?

(Lights off)

(Sasakay ng Train)

(Lights on)

(Wala ng bakanteng chair kaya nakatayo si Alexa)

Alexa: (lalabas ng phone tapos vivideohan yung lalaking nakaupo).

Robert: Ate vinivideohan mo ba ako?

Alexa: Eh ano naman? Babae ako, hindi mo man lang ako pauupuin?

Robert: (tatayo pero papaupuin ni Dory)

Dory: Kuya wag kang tumayo. Base sa nakikita ko wala naman syang sakit dahil nakukuha nya
pang magtaray at pangalawa hindi ka naman buntis.

Alexa: Eh girl babae tayo.

Dory: Kahit na. Hindi mo dapat ginagamit ang pagkababae mo para makuha lahat ng gusto mo.

Robert: Tsaka ate ang pagiging gentleman hindi sya responsibility, its an option. Kung alam
naming need mo talaga umupo then why not paupuin kita.

Alexa: Haay, Makababa na nga. Bwisit talaga mga tao ngayon.

(Lights off)

(Bahay)

(Lights on)

Lily: Oh anak. Kamusta ang pagaaply?

Alexa: Badtrip ma. Nakakainis mga nakasalamuha ko ngayon lalo na yung mga lalaki. Kinontra
nila akong lahat.

Lily: Nako anak. Hindi porket babae ka ay ikaw na lang lagi ang proprotektahan ng iba. Pare-
parehas lang tayong mga tao at may pantay pantay na karapatan.

Alexa: (uupo)
Lily: Halika. Samahan mo kong making ng radyo ngayon. Tamang tama gender equality ang
topic nila ngayon.

(open ng radyo)

(Music intro)
Male Anchor: Batangas spells news as DZPP 87.5 Real News Patrol. Bringing you the news
with no bias.
News with no exception.
The province’s hottest and sizzling news.
Delivering nothing but the truth. This is…
DZPP 87.5 Real News Patrol.
Goodmorning Philippines. This is Kim Opena.
Headline Reader: For the special news, the House of Representatives’ Committee on Women
Chair and Bulacan Representative Linabelle Villarica say that she wanted men to be equally
protected by law from abuses committed by women.
News and details coming up next.
Reader 1: The House of Representatives’ Committee on Women Chair and Bulacan
Representative Linabelle Villarica say that she wanted men to be equally protected by law from
abuses committed by women. According to her, this is what equality is about.
Recently, news had it that Senators Gringo Honasan and Tito Sotto, both publicly perceived as
“macho men” expressed support for a possible bill aimed at protecting husbands from abuse
committed by their wives.

This was followed by discussions on social media that even Senator Pia Cayetano, a known
women’s rights defender, was asked whether she would support such a bill.
Back to the station.
Male Anchor: Thank you. The details for another news right after this short break.
(Tatayo si Alexa)
Lily: San ka pupunta hindi pa tapos.
Alexa: Nay, oo na tanggap ko na nagkamali ako kanina. Magpapahinga na po ako.

THE END.