To prove this, one need not research and reflect on the current national situation of the Philippines. It is very palpable that the Filipinos are not worth Ninoy’s or anyone’s life at all.
Filipinos have these cultural values that are resistant to progress. Look at the masses who elect not only celebrities but incompetent people to government positions. This country is one big fan of popular people regardless whether they make sense or not. In order to be president of the Philippines, one just have to come from a political family and feign “good intentions” for the country which is a deplorable thing given the obvious fact that it should take more than that for us to elect people for government positions. The truth of the matter is, the masses as well as the elites have really shallow minds. They would rather blame the government for their own demise than to blame themselves.
One cultural value that does not facilitate progress is Filipinos obsessed with having too much “fun”. Even our politicians support this fun-loving attitude of the Filipinos. “Work hard, party harder” is deeply embedded in every Filipino’s attitude. We tolerate being undisciplined, barbaric, and insensitive towards people around us. These values stemmed from the Philippines, being a democratic country.
The Philippines is developing backwards. For the majority of Filipinos, short term solutions to problems that require the opposite is “pwede na”. From the dreadful Metro Manila Film Fest to vessels that sink every now and then, we have this culture of accepting mediocrity. Filipinos have trained themselves not to notice things that need to be fixed.
Filipinos will never be worthy of Ninoy’s life. Why, even Noynoy is not worthy of his father’s life.
Happy new year everyone.
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