Loud and proud, I will stand!
Time indeed flies so fast. A lot have happened on the past months and just today, one of the most historical election in the Philippines have happened.
At the beginning of this all, I remember myself being one of the many who's ignorant about what is true. I am not embarrassed to admit that I was once blinded with fake news and misinformation.
When the election season starts, when politicians started filing their certificate of candidacy, and when the campaign has officially started, I didn't actually made a choice immediately. I said to myself that I only have one vote and I don't want to waste it. And that's when I started to do research, to open my mind especially to facts that are valid and with credible sources.
At first, it was hard. It was hard to accept that what was planted to me since I was young and what those people around me believed was wrong. At first, I couldn't get it why these certain group of people are passionately defending this candidate and why relationship has to be broken just because of politics but as I delve deeper into this matter, I was finally able to relate to those group of people also known as 'kakampinks'.
I realized that this is not just 'politics'. What they were fighting for isn't themselves, it's not just their family, it's for everyone, and it is for our country. Having a different views with my family, it was really hard to stand and it honestly took me a long time before I decided to be vocal in taking my stand.
I have been criticized by my family and it was really harder than you think to stand against them. It requires a lot of courage, it requires emotional strength and it broke me down for a lot of times. But in the end, I will still stand proudly and will forever take pride of the decision that I have made.
The counting of votes is currently on-going and I am really am in an emotional-wreck right now. The only thing that is holding me together is the fact that I made the right choice and that I won't lose hope up until the last moment.
Whoever wins, I will forever remember this moment and this very feeling that I took part on fighting for what we believe until the very last moment. It's not a finish fight yet and I will hold on even to last tinge of hope that I can see.
If BBM wins, I hope that he will prove us wrong because if yes, I will be more than delighted to know that. I won't hold any pride and will accept that I was wrong. And will be even happy that he won instead of the one I voted for.
Whatever the result is, those of us who stand didn't actually lose. We were brave and I am just so proud to all those who decided to stand and to fight until the end. We did so great, folks!
It must have been tough these past months, it must have been tiring, but the fact that we decided to take a stand was already a huge achievement. Many were encouraged, the spirit of volunteerism has been modeled and the memories we have for this past months are memories that we could treasure forever.
Loud and proud, I will always stand.
Pilipinas, patuloy kitang ipaglalaban.
But those are just my thoughts and my own voice. In the end, I will always rely on God and I trust that He will be the one to appoint a leader according to His will. I might not comprehend to His reasons, and I do not have the right to question it but I am sure that all these things happen with a purpose.
As Jesus have said, "Let Your will be done."
Glory all to God!
I voted for Ka Leody and Leni was my second choice. I am proud of what Leody did on this campaign and also proud with Leni on how her achievements are despite the hardships that she did. ( Joined bayanihan e-consulta as a phone operator too) . Grabe ang volunteerism ni madam and it was disheartening when I saw the votes coming in.
Parang ako lang ata ang naligaw na ka Leody sa list ng friends ko na kakampinks. And I am with them grieving, we talked about it and prayed nalang and hopeful that God will and always be in control of everything.
Sabi nga nila "papunta palang tayo sa exciting part" the pink movement just started and marami pa tayong chance to help the government. We already did that nitong pandemic kaya laban lang.