25/08/2025
๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฌโ ๐๐๐ฒ!
We often pass by statues in schools, plazas, and public places without truly thinking about the journey behind them. In truth, ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ค๐ง ๐ง๐๐๐ค๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ. They simply believed in a better tomorrowโfighting for their ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐๐จ, ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐ฎ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ yet to come.
๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ช๐ง๐๐จ we see every day.
They were ordinary people who chose to act with ๐๐ญ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐๐.
๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ.
Their sacrifices remind us that freedom was not handed to us easilyโit was earned through ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐๐, ๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐. Today, we honor not only the well-known figures in history but also the ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐จ๐จ ๐ช๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐๐จ whose actions, big or small, helped, and shape the nation we live in now.
๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฌโ ๐๐๐ฒ is not only about remembering the past but also reflecting on the present. Every Filipino has the responsibility to carry the same spirit of ๐จ๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ฎ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ง๐๐จ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐๐. By contributing to our communities, ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฝ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐, and ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ, we keep their legacy alive.
Artwork by: Eurie Cruz