When my father returned home on the twenty-first of August 1983, he had a speech prepared. Filipinos never got to hear it, because he was murdered right on the tarmac.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We young Filipinos are trying to make over a nation and must not halt in our march, but from time to time turn our gaze upon our elders. We shall wish to read in their countenances approval of our actions.
I articulate the deepest need of the Filipino people, which is reform of a corrupt culture.
I do not like the way oppressed Filipinos are being treated now. They are oppressed and have no one to turn to.
My parents were the traditional Filipino parents who didn't talk about money around the dinner table.
I ask the educational system, the parents, the church, and pillars of the community to help shape a new culture of honesty, patriotism, respect, discipline and service for young Filipinos.
The divine flame of thought is inextinguishable in the Filipino people, and somehow or other it will shine forth and compel recognition. It is impossible to brutalize the inhabitants of the Philippines!
Between the ages of 8 and 12 it was difficult to know what my father was saying, and he moved very slowly, and then he died.
My worry is how to protect the Filipino.
All I know is that I'm proud to be Filipino.
I don't speak Filipino or Spanish, but I've sung in both.
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