After a long hiatus am back. First of all I wanna greet all Pilipinos, a happy birthday/happy proclamation of independence day. Speaking of independence day, what do you think will happen if Andres Bonifacio was alive during this times? Would he be a corrupt government official or a rich snobbish businessman? Would he be an OFW and leave the country because of poverty? Or would he be a jobless man that joins rallies? I think he would be an disillusioned Pilipino that lost his love for the country. Why? Because the actions by some of our government and some people are irritable and unrespectable. Gone are the days when statesmanship and honesty is a very important qualification of a public official. Gone are the days when money is controlled by people not the other way around.
For me, the reason to gain independence in this country is missing. Why would I wanna die for this country when those leading it are slaves to money, power and greed? Why would I shout ang mamatay ng dahil sayo, when people have been too accustomed to imitating what Americans do? Poverty is never a reason for Pilipinos not to act well, it should not be an excuse to let our elected leaders abuse their position. No matter what we do we will never be an American. No matter what we do we will never win over poverty if the government is a corrupt one. Pilipinos should start creating changes that will make our forefathers, those who fought for our independence, proud.
