By Felizar Mortillero
I have traversed the
highways of five different provinces before reaching the "Banawa ni Datu
Bangkaya" or Kalibo, Aklan, and in that journey I saw the beauty and the
fertility of the said lands, I was perplexed at such wonderful beauty of
nature. In conjunction to that, I have now discovered why the Spanish
conquistadores, the American colonizers and the Japanese invaders had fallen in
love with our fair motherland. I also discovered why both our fallen and
victorious heroes fought for the freedom of our past generation and for the
independence of our nation; their tears, sweat and blood combined shed for the
sovereignty of our native land were not in vain.
We were freed from
the hands of the Spaniards, we fought side by side with the Americans to
repulse the Japanese; we gained independence from the Americans, but the big
question is ... are we really truly INDEPENDENT? Whether we like it or not we
are facing another set of MODERN DAY conquerors, invaders and marauders in the
form of our corrupt leaders and politicians siphoning both our national and
local treasuries. They act like a sheep especially during election times when
in truth they are actually wolves hiding in sheep’s clothing that are ready to
devour us and do damage to our motherland. They act as if they are the savior
of the country when in reality they're the ones destroying it. By virtue of
these circumstances, can we honestly ask ourselves, are we are truly
independent? I think the answer would be in the negative.
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