I love the Philippines.

This is something that comes as naturally as saying I love my

mother. And could very well be the reason why we also call it our “motherland.”

I love this country despite the fact that many of our people are perceived to be
corrupt, corruptible or both. I believe that there are much greater forces working
together or separately to correct this and I trust I shall live to see a better nation of
more honest citizens. 

I love this country despite the fact that our people keep on electing more wrong
than right people in government offices. I know that as in any superhero story, our
own heroes will come in and save the day, hopefully sooner than later. I also feel
that we've finally gotten it right this time. And this is a good, no, it’s a great sign.

I love this country in spite of how poorly constructed and managed its main airport
is. The fact that it’s constantly brought up as a national concern means hope and to
have hope is good. Good enough for me at least. There are hundreds of beautiful
reasons to still go and see this country which more than make up for the little
inconveniences that we may experience in an airport.