Tomorrow, August 26th, is National Heroes Day in the PH, an excellent opportunity for ordinary citizens to be this generation's heroes as we collectively call for the abolition of the congressional pork barrel and the prosecution of all those who have swindled the Filipino public.
I am joining because this is my responsibility as a Catholic, as a Filipino, and as an Iskolar ng Bayan.
Let us pray that the gathering will be peaceful and orderly and that all participants will show that they/we are also responsible by not littering, spitting, smoking in public, destroying public property, or resorting to violence. If we expect our political leaders to be responsible and law-abiding, we must expect the same from ourselves and each other.
This should be a wake-up call not just to those in government but also to ordinary citizens: we all have a role in nation-building, and we should take this role seriously. It is both stupid and cowardly to demand for our rights if we do not also act responsibly for the public good.
I am joining because this is my responsibility as a Catholic, as a Filipino, and as an Iskolar ng Bayan.
Let us pray that the gathering will be peaceful and orderly and that all participants will show that they/we are also responsible by not littering, spitting, smoking in public, destroying public property, or resorting to violence. If we expect our political leaders to be responsible and law-abiding, we must expect the same from ourselves and each other.
This should be a wake-up call not just to those in government but also to ordinary citizens: we all have a role in nation-building, and we should take this role seriously. It is both stupid and cowardly to demand for our rights if we do not also act responsibly for the public good.
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