Pedagogue of Freedom

Filipinos, we can compete globally, internationally, and universally. We have great engineers, doctors, lawyers, teachers and other professionals. But where are those Filipino people right now? Are there hearts and minds are in the Philippines? I hope so. They were born and raised and study here in the Philippines but they use this country to be their practice ground only and after their graduation they will migrate and work in the country they want to. After that they will come back here and almost dying without saying “thank you’ or any contribution. The most pungent question they will ask is “what kind of government does the Philippines have?’. It’s just the same with what kind of people does the Philippines have.
- Well, it’s a stupid but full of truths from that question.

Is the Philippines poor? No we’re not! There are too many corrupt politicians already died, dying and living. Some of them belong to the Richest Man in the Philippines because their corruption from the bushel of money of the Filipino people. Imagine, they are rich and there are thousands of them inside of our government. How big is that money if we will add it all? Billions or Trillions? See, we are not poor. Because of these shameful things that they are doing in our country we are facing poverty, uncontrolled population, high rate of unemployment and illiterate, prostitution, traffic, and lot more. If our patriotic ancestors have their place by their time in our country we are not in this situation today and I’m not standing here in front of you at my position and saying these things to you. Controversial fund scam, unexplained wealth, graft and corruption are some of the main reasons why we are asking this question to ourselves. Here are some of the scams; The Mayor of Manila, Jose Marcelo Ejercito guilty of PHP545 million jueteng case (2000). Ophelia Agawin was among the officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) charged with graft in July 2004 for the alleged juggling of funds and overpricing in the purchase of P432-million worth of fertilizers. Under the administration of PGMA the $503-million North Luzon Railways (Northrail) project (2005). The former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo involved with the botched $329 million national broadband network (NBN) project (July 2008). The helicopters of FG Mike Arroyo were sold in PNP and worth P105 million (2009). The Impeachment Trial of Renato Corona for his undeclared SALN (May 2012). PAGCOR officials were charged plunder for the alleged misappropriation of P186 million and coffee costs of millions (2012). The 10Billion Pork Barrel Scam (today). Amazing! See, we have money and there are unnumbered scams and yet it’s still unfold today. What if at least 50% of this corruption was placed in Depart of Education so that there too many out of school youth to be enrolled, more classrooms, teachers, schools but why is this happening because we are under by their power, we are gullible and it is the fault of Filipinos, it’s our fault. They will not be in that position if we did not vote or if we fight for their kingdom of corruption.

Today, the Philippine economy continued to register robust growth with the first quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increasing at 7.8 percent. And we are asking where that good news is? Well think about it. That economic growth won’t affect the life of the people under the bridge, beside the railways, beside the river, informal settlers. Simply because Henry Sy, Lucio Tan, Andrew Tan, Enrique Razon, and Gokongwei are some of the richest persons in the Philippines. The 7.8 percent good news in GDP is additional advantage for them in their monopolies and again we are under in their monopolies.

There is no year that the Philippine’ rice price gets higher or we need to import some rice from Vietnam, Thailand and other countries just to have rice. Where are the agricultural lands of the Philippines? Well, migrated to other countries and nationalities, like Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Americans, and other nationalities that are staying in our country to buy land, subdivisions, condos, and other residential firms and these lands are rice fields before. Just imagine the demolition era we are experiencing today we are Filipinos, we have the right in the constitution of the Republic of the Philippines in Article IV states that we are Filipinos and those informal settlers are Filipinos they have the right to deprived of life, liberty or property here in the Philippines which states in Article III Section I. See, they are almost 544, 609 families who are Filipinos by blood, culture, and true Filipinos but they are informal settlers in our own country.

We, the future teachers have the big role in our government, education, and can change the life of the Filipinos by educating them which we know and truly right. Thorough our votes, discipline, and education these are equal to the necessities of Filipino which are clothes, shelter and food we can give it to them through this and we can correct what is wrong. Don’t wait for the government if we know we can do something for a change, if we can fight against any inhuman, we hold the future of our nation. Don’t be dazzled by the money or salary outside of our country. The dilemma of this poverty and all this problems can be solved, opt or lessen through our change. Discerning for a brighter future can lead us to the path we are aiming, a path that everyone’s dreaming. A path that can make our way for the OFW’s to come home, to lessen the poverty, uncontrolled population, high rate of unemployment and illiterate, prostitution, traffic, and lot more. The only people can change this, are the Filipino people only; we don’t need foreign investors if the Filipino people will invest here in our country; We don’t need to ask the help of Japan anymore for building multi-role response vessels and advanced communication system, we can hardly fight for our territory and never be ignominious by other country, and don’t need a big help from the hand of Uncle Sam. We, Filipino people hold our own future. We can stand, we can fight, we can change because we are the pedagogue of freedom and yes we can. “My friends do not forget that your readiness to suffer will light the torch of freedom which can never be put out. Do not forget that we who are now in the middle of our years must inspire the youth when they are almost in the brink of despair. Do not forget that the purpose of life is precisely reexamining our being, not merely a floating flotsam in the time, in the floods of time. Do not forget, as Longfellow said that we should never be like driven cattle, but be a hero in the strife.’ by Benigno Aquino Jr. “The Filipino is worth dying for’ – Ninoy Aquino Jr. the President of the Philippines that we have but never had.