"The youth is the hope of the fatherland."
This line was made famous by Philippine National Hero Dr. Jose Rizal, pointing to the young Filipinoes as the main force of success.
It's true. The youth has the sole power to make or break the Philippines' future. But now, can this be suitable still to ponder?
Sadly, personally, the said line fails.
Just a few days ago, students from University of the Philippines, PUP, and UP Los Baños stormed the Philippine Commission of Higher Education. This has something to do with the tuition fee increase in UP. Such increase drew heat among its students. As said, they attacked CHED, blasting the gate, breaking the glass door and throwing paintballs not just to the concretes but to persons.
Yes I know, an increase in the tuition fee is such a burden. I feel what these students felt. But was it proper for them to do those things? Have they tried to talk it out with the UP officers in a nonviolent way?
What was hurting us is the fact that we wanted to fix things with anger and too much emotion. We tend to lose our cool. Why these students did such acts? I thought UP students are more intellect than those averages? I thought they are mature enough not to do these? How pitiful.
Pardon me, curse me my dear fellow youth, but I will stand and tell you, these students were out of reason. Bring them behind bars. What they did was an act of rebellion and they also, without discretions, violated human rights.
Such a shame, Dr. Jose Rizal.
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