MY COUNTRY

All Filipinos are complaining about what kind of government does our country has but did we ever ask ourselves what things have we contributed to our country. Well, it may sound popular but it is the reality that nothing will happen in our country if we do nothing to it but of course it should be in our little way.

Running a country like the Philippines is not only for one man to do as it should be through the concerted effort of all its citizens. We may not be making decisions for our country but our participation in running it is best evidenced by ou8r right to suffrage which we do during Election Day. If we voted for the best candidates without any malice such as bribes or coercion, then we can be sure to ourselves that we have done our part in running our nation.

Though it is not popular and some people think that it is just nothing, but the Barangay election is the one that will dictate the entire edifice of our nation – politically, economically and other attributes. But as I have experienced such election, I can say that we are still far from what we dream of for our country. That is to say that it is an election full of cheating, adversities and all the bad things that one can say about such process. We could even expect that our country’s political landscape will still be the same over a quite number of years.

But as change is the only thing permanent in this world, maybe we can affect change in such aspect of our country which can be done gradually. It only takes for us to have a courageous heart.