Pilipino: Nasaan Ka?

Another inhumane attack to a group of Filipino soldiers happened and the question that is always asked is , " who is to be blamed." The intent of this blog post is not to point a finger on who must answer to justice. More often than not, justice seems an ideal and cannot be incarnate.

Inasmuch as this event evokes a second thought evaluation of the peace negotiations in Mindanao, this event also evokes hatred. More than the cry of justice, the subconscious of  the people especially those who are affected and those who have more reasons to hate the killers or the victims cries for REVENGE.

No amount of peace negotiations can thwart the powers underneath the intent of revenge. Revenge as they say is a soup best eaten cold. Inasmuch as time heals, time also fires the desire for revenge to such an amount we can never imagine.

Remembering my elementary years, I would always sing out loud our Pambansang Awit. The last lines of which goes, " aming ligaya na pag may mang-aapi, ang mamatay nang dahil sa'yo." Nasaan ka Pilipino? Our heroes offered their lives for the sake of this august country, that it was their joy to lay down their lives in defense of their fellow Filipino people. I believe this is not a matter of religion, of ideologies, of political maneuver, of "game of the generals", of hatred, of group affiliation but its a conglomeration of everything.

To all Filipinos who contributed in one way or another to this national and to some extent international event I'd like to ask," Pilipino: Nasaan Ka?" We must not protect only the territorial jurisdiction of the our country, we must protect the Filipino people. This we must bear in mind when we sing, "aming ligaya na pag may mang-aapi, ang mamatay nang dahil sa'yo."

Excuse me.