"Do you hear the people sing?"

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April 4th 2011

Published: April 11th 2011

This is not a travel blog. At the risk of sounding melodramatic, this is the story of a class struggle: of ordinary people versus those in power; of the poor versus the moneyed; of the uninformed who chose to become enlightened versus those who are keeping them as such. This is the story of poor farmers and their fight to keep their lands from those who are grabbing it from them. And of the fir... Read Full Entry

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hana badando

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11th April 2011

liliram
liliram

God bless you!
Through the years, their plight and their battlecry remain the same. It is easy to grow indifferent. So tempting to remain uncommitted. Such helplessness. It requires a very committed leadership and genuine concern to make life fair and instill justice for these folks. Hana, God bless you and your medical mission. Somehow, we all try to make our contributions felt. They may not be enough, but we keep trying.

11th April 2011

ronnie juangco
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nice!!!
nice write up po, senti he he pashare po ng link

11th April 2011

fateundermined
hana badando

credit doesn't belong to me :)
Thanks, ate Lili. I most certainly agree on the importance of "committed leadership" in alleviating the condition of members of the agricultural/farming sector. But then again, my participation is just a tiny speck. If you meet the impassioned personalities helping the locals strengthen their leadership and other critical skills, you'll definitely get inspired by them, too.

11th April 2011

fateundermined
hana badando

thanks for reading!
May moment ka here, Kuya Ronnie. :) Did you see your photo by the well?

8th March 2013

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Great story
You can make a difference.

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