Not Yet Sikat

Manilarat’s well written thoughts on why we Filipinos act this way during times of political turmoil.

“…we don’t demand accountability. It’s not a Pinoy habit. Collective amnesia is the status quo, and to some extent, it’s something we actually celebrate– we’re the country of smiles. And they do say the secret to happiness is a bad memory.”

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“Maybe, ironically, what we are seeking as a people, we’re not meant to find as a people. Maybe building the Filipino love of country is necessarily by way of small doses. We’ve always been a tribal society, with loyalty first and foremost to our smaller circles–our families, friends, workmates, schoolmates, churchmates. How Pinoy are we within these circles?”