The photo above was originally taken by me during the inauguration of President Benigno Aquino, Jr. I have entered this photo in a photo contest with the theme of "Filipino Nationalism". For me, this photo has a deeper meaning and it signifies the Filipino's fight for their rights. The woman in the yellow shirt, showing the "Laban" sign signifies a citizen fighting for justice and equality.
The previous administration raised a lot of controversial issues that made the Filipinos think that they don't get what their ancestors paid for. Filipinos who died for our independence would most probably be disappointed with what has happened during the past decade. It seems like our government does not really give their citizens quality service. Our ancestors didn't shed blood just for government officials today to steal our money away. A lot of us sympathize with this sentiment. A lot of us are disappointed, and to the extreme angry, with our government. We need a lot of things from our government which is sad because they only give us half-baked services. The citizens feel that they are being cheated on and their vote and money is not totally worth it. A lot of uprisings happen because mostly of dissatisfaction with the government. We don't like this policy, we rally about it. We don't like this government official, we overthrow him/her. It's as simple as that. When the government fails to do its job, the people assert their rights. This leads to the citizens going against with the government.
This picture is sentimental for me. It shows that the citizens put a lot of hope and expectations to President Noynoy Aquino. After struggling from the past decade with the past two administration, the Filipinos need a leader that will make a change at once. That's a lot of pressure for President Noynoy. This picture shows that even if there were several uprisings before the presidency of the current president, the Filipinos still have hope that everything will be changed for good. The Filipinos believe that all their efforts in ousting the previous government will all be worth it because of the belief that President Noynoy will clean all the mess the previous government made. The Filipinos believe that their needs will be properly and fully given by the government. We can't expect every citizen to be in the side of the government. However it will go, (most of) the citizens would always do whatever they can to have their rights.
OBJECTIVE 2: (classroom activity)
OBJECTIVE 3: What’s next for Egypt? Create a possible future via an original blog post, photo, or video, and upload in YOUR BLOG to get the prized quiz points for class.
I would like to compare what happened in Egypt with the transition of the Marcos to the Aquino regime. There are a lot of similarities between the two. One is the Hosni Mubrarak and former President Ferdinand Marcos both ruled for many years and ruled their own governments with abuse of power and corruption. Second is that they were succeeded by people who believe much on reestablishing democracy. And lastly, they were ousted by force by the people. Most likely, the consequences of what happened in Egypt would be somewhat similar to the transition of the Marcos to the Aquino regime. We should be honest to say that the economy during the term of the late President Corazon Aquino was not really improved. However, in Egypt, the economy was down during the term of Mubrarak. I think an opposite event will happen. I think that Egypt will improve its economy thus helping a lot of people in poverty. I think that the transition of the powers in Egypt will be politically smooth because the president after Mubrarak will restore democracy, which is what the Egyptians want. Just like during President Cory Aquino's term, I predict that democracy will be restored in Egypt but unlike the Aquino regime, the economy in Egypt will flourish. With the support of United Nations, European Union, and all other states, I think the transition in Egypt will be peaceful.
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