Philippino is in the heart [Ang Pilipino nasa puso]

Day 2,359, 05:52 Published in Philippines Republic of China (Taiwan) by Analia Arnheim
Be free and respected. Be a micronationalist.

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Greetings. It has been almost five months since I wrote any articles. For those who do not know me, I am Al Raposas, a RL Filipino. You can easily search me in the Erepublik Wiki. I don't want to make this article compose mainly of what I have done. I want this to be composed of what I will do in the coming days.

Being a disciple of History, I recently learned that Philippino actually exists in some foreign documents in the past, pertaining to Filipino. It is a disparity for us RL Filipinos today. We don't like it, just as the Japanese prefer Nihonjin. I even preferred Philippians if they really can't spell the F. Still, should we not be touched by the fact that we are mentioned at all by some foreigners and their documents worldwide? May it be Philippino, Firipinjin, or what have you, Filipino is in the heart. We must see that we all refer to the same thing. Let us see this as our guiding principle in the issue at hand.

For a long time, I have been called upon by fellow RL Filipinos to take the lead once more against foreigner take over (TO). However, what we must face is that we are always a minority. It is we to blame to lose our only stalwart. The foreigners only proven how vulnerable we could be if we take charge and now they are leading our country with our presence almost negligible in comparison. I also entertained the idea of going to another e-Country, only to find out a RL Filipino can also do next to nothing abroad. Better stay in e-PH, now that she just celebrated her 5th year in the New World.

I read the public proposal of one of my comrades entitled Filipino Equals Act and I do believe that even as a minority, we RL Filipinos deserve a voice in our own country. Although, since we are not in equal footing with our current administrators, how can we push for this? I battled TO in my whole career last year. I called upon our people to begin taking the lead while we still have the chance. Still, we let our "enemies" to do what we cannot conduct ourselves. They reduced the number of parties (I actually planned that before, but failed to conduct it), created a super party that matches all the other political parties altogether, they got higher experience levels on average, and they got connections in other e-countries with which we do not have (that's why we usually succumb to invasion of our regions).

How can we tell these people in power to make us equal of them if we ourselves failed to be equal of them? In a way, we actually don't see them as an equal but as oppressors. Therefore, I call upon the RL Filipino community to reunite once more under the banner of nationalism not to antagonize these foreigners, who now consider the Philippines as their home, but to cooperate with them in the manner they deem we can help. I admit I've been out of touch for the past few months, and they apparently know what they're doing, proven by the tangibles results they bring (though these might not be satisfactory enough for some of us).

For the foreigners who now rule our beloved country, please be more open to us and ascertain who we need to talk with concerning cooperation today and in the future. We are not savages and barbarians so as not to know what a friendly gesture meant. Just remember the sanduguan of Legazpi and Rajah Sikatuna. You tell us that we only needed to negotiate with you to give concessions to us, but who do we really need to talk with in the first place? We are only a minority, you can be sure enough there. I would like to have this issue settled with the ones who actually runs things now. Just message me if you'd like.

The Philippines is in dire straits and we will need every help we can get, so long as the welfare of the nation is concerned. We need to clear party and nationality lines, leave that behind us, and unite as a people living in one nation - Philippines. Long live the Republic. May God preserve you many years!

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Be free and respected. Be a micronationalist.