Decaying Filipino Culture
Published in May 14, 2011 Free Press Issue
A priest who’s a friend of mine once said in a homily that the culprit in our difficulties is our declining culture. I agree. We are no longer scandalized by scams in the government. We are not outraged anymore by corruption and immorality among our officials. We are no longer incensed by the arrogance of the powers that be. We have become numb to heinous crimes. We seem to have accepted that all this is part of our culture. The government, instead of being the agent of change, is dictating its values to us. This cannot go on. We must deconstruct our culture and return to the traditional values that have made us Filipinos by practicing them—starting now.
—Reginald B. Tamayo, Marikina City
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