Definition of Freedom • The state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or physical restraint. Definition of Love of Country o Serving your country and waving the flag o Also called Nationalism / Patriotism The Meaning of Nationalism
• Nationalism is simply love of
country with all its inhabitants. • A state of awareness that a nation does exist and is made of people who owe allegiance not only to a tribe, clan, or region nor to any religious or political entity. The Meaning of Nationalism
• Nationalism is based on the premise that the individual’s loyalty and devotion to the nation- state surpass other individual or group interests. Patriotism
• “but if you return to me and
obey my commands, then even if your exiled people are the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for my name” Patriotism • Patriotism runs in the blood of the Filipinos. In every age of foreign invasion or evil rule, patriots would always rise and inspire and lead the people to freedom. Patriotism • They did not fear for their lives, choosing to endure suffering and pain than deny the country they loved. • Some opted to stay in prison and keep their dignity than walk away with freedom but with honor stripped. Patriotism • Their names went down to history, engraved in portals ,and their images stood as monuments. • They died but their memories have lingered and their stories have continued to inspire the nation. Filipinos who showed love for our country • LAPU- LAPU Filipinos who showed love for our country • GEN. GREGORIO DEL PILAR Filipinos who showed love for our country • GEN. ARTEMIO RICARTE Filipinos who showed love for our country • APOLINARIO MABINI Filipinos who showed love for our country • CHIEF JUSTICE JOSE ABAD SANTOS Filipinos who showed love for our country • CHIEF JUSTICE JOSE ABAD SANTOS “ Huwag mo akong iyakan anak. Mangilan- ngilan lamang ang mga taong ng kakaroon ng pagkakataon na mamatay alang- alang sa kanilang bayan at sa kalayaan’ Filipinos who showed love for our country Sen. Benigno” Ninoy” Aquino, Jr. Filipinos who showed love for our country Sen. Benigno” Ninoy” Aquino, Jr. • Mas mamatamisin ko pang mamatay na nakatayo na taglay ko ang karangalan kaysa mabuhay na nakaluhod sa kahihiyan. Sapagkay mas mabuti pang mamatay sa kalayaan kaysa mabuhay akong nakatiklop- tuhod. Akoy naniniwala na ang mabuhay nang kahit isang araw lamang sa pagtatanggol ng kalayaan ay higit na makabuluhan kaysa mabuahay ng may sandaang taon sakbibi ng pagkatakot o di kaya’y paglilingkod ng kalupitan How are we going to show our love for our country • “The Philippines does not need love. It needs respect. And it does not need this respect to come from the outside, it needs it to come from within — from Filipinos themselves. Whereas Filipinos raise stink after stink about perceived insults from foreigners, we fail to see the gross disrespect Filipinos themselves reserve for their own country. Filipinos treat their land like a vast garbage dump, routinely fail to be considerate of their neighbors, produce the shoddy and mediocre products that have turned “Made in the Philippines” into an indictment, and consistently elect idiots and crooks to run their government. Has there been a foreign entity that has shown more disrespect to the Philippines than Filipinos themselves? How are we going to show our love for our country • ““The Philippines will prosper only when Filipinos gain a bit of self-respect — when we respect our own laws, when we respect the people who purchase our products, when we respect the people whose lives are affected by the leaders we elect, when we respect our environment and appreciate how easily it could make or break us, and when we respect our own individual abilities to determine our own respective futures. How are we going to show our love for our country • Recently another threat to the sovereignty of the Philippines has emerged with China defying International maritime laws by claiming all of the South China Sea including Scarborough Shoals, which are obviously within the jurisdiction of our country. Enraged Filipinos launched massive protests before Chinese embassies in various parts of the world, while our government has filed multiple diplomatic protest against the usurper. How are we going to show our love for our country • At this tumultuous moment in history, the call for true patriot s is being sounded all across the land. The need to rise up and defend the country is being raised to an alarming level. • Filipinos both men and women, are now being challenged to respond to the demand of the times. We must all do our part. Defending our country is God’s will, for this the only way we got, the only one there wiil ever be. Declaration “ I am a patriotic person and I shall defend my country the Philippines to the best and any way that I could. I shall not withhold myself from enlisting in Military if required in order to add strength to the nation’s might. Moreover , I vow to win the war by being an active soldier of God. Having said so. I shall determine the manner of engaging in spiritual warfare and pay the p rice to become seasoned defender of truth and righteousness. Prayer “ Heavenly Father, I was born in a relatively peaceful era and honestly I admit that I am not ready to engage in physical wars. I love my country but I will feel certainly devastated to leave my loved ones and go to the battlefield. Nonetheless . Give us the Grace to respond appropriately to your words and instructions, to rise up and defend this country if need be. But above all, let me finish the battle in the spirit in order to put an end to military threats posed against this nation. Patriotism • It runs in the blood of the Filipinos. In every age of foreign invasion or evil rule, patriots would always rise and inspire and lead