Your thoughts on this article. I recall Florge had made a great point on corruption and a kind of apathy about it, that whatever Filipinos do it always stays the same. If you do not like things as they are revolution! On a similar note, are Filipinos proud of their OWN country? This article touches on tricky questions.

Flag day seeks to promote love of country. These days, everywhere, we see big flags emblazoned with the words, “Pilipinas Kong Mahal.”

But do we really love our country? Maybe so, but we certainly have a funny way of showing it. We pollute the air we breathe, ravage our forests, defile our lakes and rivers, ruin our corals and poison our fish and aquatic life. We litter our streets and dump garbage on our waterways. We treat our natural resources as if they do not belong to us.

Many behave as if they have no pride in being Filipinos. Four out of 10 Filipinos want to leave the country and reside elsewhere. Many are even ashamed of being identified as Filipinos when they go abroad.

More continued here:Source 06/05/2009 Inquirer.Net Letters to the Editor