tw sexual harassment

i thought UPD is a safe space.

i was just minding my own business walking down p. velasquez near msi around 3 pm on june 12 then suddenly a man on a motorcycle asked me for directions to philcoa. i was too kind and i answered, i even showed him the campus map. he returned the favor by grabbing my inner thigh and crotch and sped away.

i was frozen in shock. all i managed to do was scream "GAGO KA AH" and fish out my phone to capture a photo pero walang plate number si gago. i broke down on the empty street right then and there after tripping in an attempt to run after him.

i know, i know. i should've shouted, i should've ignored people asking for directions, i shouldn't have walked alone on broad daylight, i could've done so much more for myself by not freezing which is btw a common human response. but aren't we supposed to feel safe in our own schools in the first place?

now i have no time to process what happened since finals ko na

now i have to feel so uncomfortable with my own body and feel dirty for wearing my favorite skirt

now i have to feel physically sick and violated whenever i pass by that path, which i have to walk on everyday

now i cant handle the thought of walking alone around upd and feel the need to be accompanied everywhere even in the bathroom

nakakapagod na putangina haha this is the worst sexual harassment i've experienced so far sana mamatay na lahat ng manyak at harassers at rapists at abusers sa mundo

thank you to all the friends and guards that helped me throughout the whole ordeal

my heart aches for every woman that has ever took a single breath in this world

ingat kayo lahat