"I Am a Filipino" is often considered a manifesto for the Filipinos' dream of

freedom from colonial rule. It is the most famous literary work of Carlos P. Romulo
and was published in August of 1941 in the Philippines Herald.

"I Am a Filipino" is an essay that underlines the burning desire of the Filipinos for
independence. It starts with a quick walk through the history of the nation and
culminates with a paragraph that states "I am a Filipino born to freedom." Romulo
mentions that the Philippines is a child resulting from the marriage of the East and the
West and deserves to take a proud stand in the world. His call for freedom is born
from the rights of the Filipinos to be proud of their inheritance and he announces that
he will not find peace until the dream of freedom is achieved for his people. Romulo
was a Filpino statesman, diplomat, author and journalist who served under eight
Philippine presidents and was the country's representative to the United States and the
United Nations. "I Am a Filipino" is often chosen by students for elocution contests
and is one of the most famous nationalist manifestos in the world.

I am a Filipino by Carlos P. Romulo is a beautifully written

piece of literary work that expresses the writer's love and
devotion to his country, the Philippines. This piece also
expresses throughout how being a Filipino and embracing
the Filipino culture, history, etc is so much a part of
Romulo and many if not most of his compatriots.

Romulo begins by paying homage to his for-bearers and

the land that they first set foot on. He also states that
because of the influence of both the east and the west,
the Philippines must wake up and embrace it's destiny....to
meet the west (possibly in war). He ends the article by
stating that he will fight to keep his country free just as
his ancestors did. See the related links for the text of the
article.

My islands
Payo sa babasa

Kung nagulat man kayo, wag kayong magalala, dahil tulad ninyo, ako rin ay nagulat. Hindi ko akalain na
ang mangga ay pwedeng ihambing sa tula, ngunit noong binasa ko na ang tula, naintindihan ko na ang
gustong ipaalam ni Rolando Tinio sa mga mambabasa ng tula na iyon. Sa tula na “Payo sa mga
mambabasa” sinasabi dito ng persona na ang prosesso daw ng pagkain ng mangga ay parehas lang sa
prosesso sa pagbasa ng tula. Mula sa balat hanggan sa buto ng mangga ay may sinasabi ang persona na
pagkatulad nito sa tula.

Sa tula sinasabi ng persona na ang balat daw ay ang balat daw ay parehas sa pagamat o estruktora ng tula.
Ito ang pisikal na anyoo ng tula. Sa balat ng mangga ay may mga pekas, ngunit noong bata pa tayo, kapag
tayo ay gumuguhit ng mangga, hindi natin ito napapansin, tayo ay naguguguhit lamang ng pisikal na nayo
ng mangga at kinukulayan ito ng dilaw. Sa pagbasa ng tula lahat ng detalye ay importante, dapat ay
pansinin natin lahat, kahit na ito ay maliit lamang na parte, dahil kapag hindi natin to pinansin, baka
hidni na natin lubos na maintindihan ang gustong ipalabas ng may akda.

Pagkatapos ng balat, ay matatagpuan naman natin ang laman ng mangga. Ito naman ay ang mga salita o
nilalaman ng tula. Sa pagkain ng mangga, dapat tayo ay maging mabagal at mahinhin dito, wag tayong
magmadali at baka masugatan natin ang buto ng mangga. Tulad ng pagkain ng mangga, ang pagbasa ng
dula, dapat rin na hindi tayong nagmamadali na hindi na natin naiintindihan ang mga nakasulat sa tula,
hindi tayo dapat gagamit ng “context clue” dahil kapag nagkamali tayo ng pagintindi sa binabasa ay
maaaring mali na rin ating magiging interpretasyon sa kahulugan ng tula.

Ang kahulugan na makukuha natin sa dula ay parang buto ng mangga. Dito mangangaling ang mga
interpretasyon na magagawa natin. kahit na isa lang ang kahulugan ng tula, kagaya ng isang buto ng
mangga, maaari parin tayong gumawa ng mga hindi limitadong interpretasyon, ngunit para makagawa
tayo ng interpretasyon, kailangan natin lubusang intindihin ang nilalaman ng tula, kagaya ng buto, ito ay
nakatago sa simula, ngunit kung tayo ay nagtsyaga at naging maingat sa pagbabasa ng tula, makakarating
din tayo sa kahulugan nito.

if you are surprised, do not worry, because just like you, I was surprised too. I
do not think that mangoes can be compared to poems, but when I read the
poem, I understand that Rolando Tinio wants to tell readers of that poem. In
the poem "Advice to readers" the person says that the prosecutor's mango
food is the same as the prosesso poetry reading. From the skin to the mango
seed there is a person who says it is similar to the poem.
In the poem the person says that the skin is the skin that is similar to that of
the poem or structure of the poem. This is the physical form of poetry. On the
surface of the mango skin has freckles, but when we are young, when we
draw a mango, we do not notice it, we are only drawn to the physical harvest
of mango and tint it with yellow. In reading the verse all the details are
important, we all need to be aware, though it is only a small part, because
when we do not have to ignore it, we might well understand the authors who
want to be released.
After the skin, we will find the mango flesh. These are the words or content
of the poem. To eat mango, we should be slow and gentle here, do not let us
hurry and we may injure the mango seeds. Like eating mangoes, reading the
game, we should not hurry to understand the writings of the poem yet, we
should not use "context clue" because when we make a mistake in reading it
may be wrong we will be interpreting the meaning of the poem.
The meaning we get in the game is like a mango seed. Here are the
interpretations that we can do. even if one poem means one, like a mango
seed, we can still create unlimited interpretations, but in order to make an
interpretation, we need to fully understand the content of the poem, such as
the seed, it is hidden in Since then, but if we are careful and careful in
reading poetry, we can also come to terms with it.