Love for Our Country, Philippines

Our country faces so many problems which little by little our economy is going nowhere but down the ground. More so, politicians are arguing with their respective ideas which we all know they are just pushing their personal interests.

Being a Filipino and a true citizen, how can we then help our country? In my own little way, I know I do help our fellow Filipinos as well as our country. Let me share some of my little ways.

1. If I am in the grocery, I am very meticulous to the things that I buy. I read all the things written at the back of the products and make sure it is made in the Philippines. To give you ideas what are those products, they are from Unilever, Colgate-Palmolive, Lamoiyan, etc. I do not patronize products that do not have manufacturing plants in our country. Through this, it assures me that the products that I buy give continuous jobs to the Filipinos who work on those plants.

2. If I am in the mall, I usually buy shirts, pair of pants or any garments from a local store such as Bench, Bayo, Human, etc. Kamiseta is also a local store but I stopped patronizing its stuff since the time they made Natalie Portman their model. We have lots of gorgeous local models to advertise their products. So why do we need to get a foreign celebrity? I just do not understand it.


3. If I am in a music store, I buy original OPM CDs. Aside from they have better music, they are much cheaper than the music from foreign artists. Like Ryan Cayabyab, he has proven his talents from the songs he wrote which are well appreciated all over the world. This simply shows how talented our Filipino artists. For the movies, I manage to buy original DVDs too. This is also one way of showing my support to our movie industry.


4. If I am in a foreign country, may their place be so attractive and more progressive than ours, I still make sure to tell to my new found friends there how beautiful our country is from the white beaches, cheap but pretty things they can buy, exotic foods and fruits and most of all, the very friendly and hospitable Filipino people they will meet.

There are more ways we can show our love for country may it be little or big. What's important, you should never get tired of expressing it. Through this, you're not only helping our country but you're also a hero.