I SPEAK FOR DEMOCRACY

I am a Filipino, who live and breathe in this country of paradise-Philippines.

I am a successor of the past of our mighty heroes who made their sacrifice for our freedom. I carry the
torch of hope, justice and love.

I am a crusader for democracy and a believer of free speech. I stand for our beliefs and principles. I fight
for the right and oppose the wrong. I am the embodiment of freedom, equality and peace.

I am an agent of change, for the country and for the whole world.

I stand before you to speak for democracy my heroes died for, the unfortunate and unjust strive for, and
the present and even the future generation's endeavor. Honor and dignity flow in my blood and my
heart beats for freedom.

Though the agony lasted for a number of years, from the Spanish colonizers to the second world war,
the seed of democracy in my country began to take root and sprouted to grow.

However, I can see the pictures of my mother land in reality at the present.

Poverty reigns most in the society.

Women and children sell their flesh just to earn money.

Human rights violations are committed.

Inequality governs each family.

Disorder gives birth at a time.

Betrayal forms undeniably in the government.

My dear friends, look at our land!!

Wake up!!

As Filipinos, is this what you really want to see?

The twilight we shed should be over. We must witness another sun to rise, for in every ending starts a
new beginning. Yes! I truly speak for democracy.

I am what I say, what I think and what I do. Together, we stand as a nation, and TOGETHER we can make
DEMOCRACY a living legacy-not to be surverted, but to be protected and preserved.

-Ellysa Mhae Templonuevo