Was June 12 ever relevant to you? Aside from it being a national holiday, has the true meaning of Independence Day ever hit you? This year, just like any other year has been the same. June 12 is always a non-working holiday but since it fell on a Sunday this time, the 'vacation' extends till tomorrow.Yey, it's an extra rest day! Yey, there's no traffic so I can actually go to Bench Fix in Makati, hassle-free! Yey, I can spend a day with the family! Yey, I can wake up late and watch all the TV I want!
Anything else? What does Independence Day really mean? We are far from being independent from oppression, corruption, unemployment, government scandal and stirring coup attempts. I am a Class A taxpayer (Hi, Richard, Regine and Judy Ann!) and yet I see no improvement in our country. Yes, change doesn't happen overnight and whining won't help either. But Madam has been sitting there for quite sometime now and the only headlines she makes are about scandals and her hot temper! We both earned our college degree from the same institution and I have always been optimistic that as an economist, she can do great things for our wonderful country. But even I am slowly losing hope. I do not like this feeling. And because of this, I always include her in my prayers that by some miracle, she can surpass these trying times in her life and bring our country back to its glorious days, where each and every Pinoy will 'stand tall and proud' and with much convinction say, "Happy Independence Day".
