Three Things To Do to Be a Better Filipino
There are at least three things one can do to be a better Filipino. Certainly, there are more. But these are my contributions to the table. 1. BE A FILIPINO BY CHOICE There are two kinds of Filipinos. Filipinos by default, and Filipinos by choice. There's a world of difference between the two. Filipinos by default. When you were born, you became a Filipino by default. You did not choose what would appear on your birth certificate, nor did you choose the nationality of your parents, much less the place you were born in. Then, as you grew up, you had all these impressions--good or bad--about the Philippines, but were largely uninvolved because of your very young age.