The celebration of Peace and Freedom Week begins on the 21st with commemoration of the martyrdom of Ninoy Aquino and culminating with the observance of National Heroes Day on the last Monday of August.
In this time of uncertainty at home and disarray abroad as we are buffeted by the challenges of survival: climate catastrophe, armed conflicts, Covid resurgence, a new deadlier mpox variant and collapsing economy, we must remind ourselves of who we are and what we stand for to overcome the existential challenges we face.
Confronted with existential crisis, we must draw lessons from the past to wisely chart the proper course of action and destiny of our people, rather than be condemned to relieve the errors of the past. Our national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, had admonished more than a century ago, “Awaken your consciousness of the past, already effected from your memory — rectify what has been falsified and slandered. Then we shall be able to study the future.
When my late husband, Senator Heherson T. Alvarez, initiated the Peace & Freedom Week observance, he stressed: Auspiciously, at long last, we applaud the passage of the Bangsamoro Organic Law as a most significant potential for fulfilling peace in Mindanao. Peace accord was also praised by the United Nations and the European Union. Peace is a continuing saga of political will, compassion, and a sense of kinship and fairness.
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