Well you'll ask who on earth (i don't use "the hell") is Emilio Jacinto?! Jacinto, is known as the "Brains of the Katipunan," he was the author of articles which influence the Philippine masses to join the subversive society and to make sacrifices for the welfare of the motherland. Whew... you might be thinking "on earth i care!" You might be history-phobic but please bear with me. There are many examples of distinguished people who did inspire a nation to stand up against their oppressors. The likes of Mahatma Gandhi, Simon Bolivar and of course our national hero, Jose Rizal epitomizes this ideals. But obscure as Sir Jacinto to other Filipinos, it is remarkable and proudly to remind that he did that heroic act on his teenage years! Oh yeah, he was 18 years old when he is nationalistic-enough to joined the Katipunan and died at 24 for his revolutionary ideals. For me the task of writing the Kartilla (The Teaching of the Katipunan) at a tender age was exceptional which makes me look back my lost generation with disgust. As election is fast approaching, my classmate confided with me that someone in his neighborhood is now recruiting flying voters with payment of 500php for every voted senator. And guess what the flying voters easily recruited are the youth! Shucks... Another classmate said that he cannot wait to vote because he will be paid 100 pesos for voting a certain politician. Such events, I believe is not unique in our locale, I believe its happening nationwide. Cmon guyz, we should stop this rot at our generation, lets be a Jacinto at our own sense. I pray that in a young age we can be patriots and work for the betterment of our beloved Mother country. We can start by studying hard for this sem and voting wisely in this coming elections.
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