Activity 1

After reading the article, try to answer the following in an essay form.
What is the point of view of the author? Is it a realistic one still at present? 
Is the comparison of his concept of nationalism and patriotism feasible? Do you you
agree with it?
Justify and support your answers with facts
The author of the articles wants the readers to know more about the difference of nationalism and
patriotism and to discuss more about Filipino values by citing Fr. De la Costa’s ideology. The discussions
in his article may be viewed as a realistic situation at present times. His comparison of concept of
nationalism and patriotism can be said as feasible because of some differences of nationalism and
patriotism and how he relate it to the Filipino values present in the current times.

In the first part of his article, he discussed his journey of how he become who he is now and about his
projects and his achievements.