Filipino's Freedom

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It's been a century and two decades since Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed the Philippine Independence on June 12, 1898 after being colonized by the Spaniards for more than three centuries. The Philippine Independence Day is relevant because it is a time where we wholeheartedly reflect and celebrate the true meaning of freedom. It is also the day where we remember and honor what our forefathers and heroes fought hard for liberating the nation. In recent years, there has been this growing question on why Filipino's celebrate Independence Day. The question is, "What are we free from exactly?".

Even though the Philippines is not "dept-free", "poverty-free", "crime-free", and "corruption-free", Filipino's take pride and pleasure in being liberated from fear. In fact, being fearless is one of the many distinct traits of Filipinos. And from our forefathers and heroes, being fearless is perhaps our strongest virtue. And so I believe that celebrating the Independence Day is very very important because it is the way on how we show our respect to our forefathers who sacrificed their own life in order for the Philippines to achieve its freedom.

May we think of freedom not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right. We are free because we can move and decide on our own. We can live a peaceful life without any intrusion. Just always remember that this freedom entrails responsibility that we will pass to the next generation. Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.



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