On the one hand people drowned in floods, on the other side the children of the leaders … Why did the debate on ‘Napo Babies’ broke out in the Philippines?

Manila: “My father has done corruption, but at least he does public work!” This shameful statement is not of anyone else, but the daughter of a big leader of the Philippines, and this one line has sparked a new and sharp debate across the country. At the center of this debate is the ‘Napo Babies’ of the country – that is, the children of leaders, judges and big officers who live a luxurious life on the influence and wealth of their parents, while the general public of the country is struggling with disasters like poverty, inflation and floods.

What is this whole matter?

This story has spread like fire from the roads of the Philippines to social media. It began when the common people started posting pictures of children’s luxury parties, designer clothes and expensive foreign trips with painful pictures of their houses immersed in floods and storms. This comparison was so straight and bitter that it made everyone think.

The anger of the people is that in the country where millions of people are struggling for two times of bread, where the means to save the people falls short, while the children of the leaders of the country are living across the seven seas on the public money and living a life full of life.

“I am a napo baby”

In this atmosphere of anger, a campaign has started in which the children of the leaders are calling themselves “Napo Baby”, as if it is a matter of pride. But the statements made completely oblivious to their airs and public pain are working to sprinkle salt on the burn of the people. They are justifying their luxury life and giving such arguments which are very embarrassing.

This entire situation is now being compared to Nepal and other South Asian countries, where being born in political families becomes a ticket for power and facilities.

This case is not only about the Philippines, but it is the story of every country where the gap between the common man and the special man has become so deep. This is a symbol of the fact that when the next generation of the leaders of the country starts to live in their own world only after cutting the people with the suffering and pain of the people.