Cherish Our Freedom

According to Ukraine president 137 have died in Ukraine on day one of Russia's attack. If you scroll through Twitter there are a lot of horrific images. It's truly unimaginable how this could be happening in this day and age. 

Went through the history of Ukraine since I'm not familiar with it. They had a very tumultuous history and only gained independence in 1991. They went through a lot of hardship before their economy stabilized (much like here in the Philippines after the EDSA Revolution). In 2004, the Orange Revolution happened. It was a nonviolent resistance that was done to protest election fraud. Their biggest issues include corruption, having trustworthy leaders and the meddling of Russia. They would move forward one step, but be pulled backward several steps due to political issues and a lot of conflicts. 

I hope and pray our kababayans being repatriated will all safely get home. I also prayed for peace. Greed truly does not acknowledge boundaries, nor respect. The people of Ukraine fought for independence because they wanted to be free from an authoritarian regime. Similar to what we fought for which culminated in the EDSA Revolution. Despite all the challenges in the past 36 years we have been lucky because we've been able to live freely. We could speak our minds, move around without fear and this has opened a lot of opportunities for each of us to grow. 

And we should cherish our freedom. Similar to Ukraine we've been plagued with corruption, untrustworthy leaders, and our sea is being invaded by unwanted aliens. That's why we have to be vigilant and make sure that we have leaders who will fight for us and our territory. 

The real success of EDSA depends on each and everyone of us. Let's do our part. 

#NeverAgain #EDSA36

#BeKind #StaySafe #VoteWisely