Agoncillo starts his book “History of the Filipino People” saying Filipinos are not “nationalistic”.

Does this mean only Marcos, the Spanish, and Typhoon Ondoy can unite the Philippines?

It doesn’t help that the country is divided by borders of seas, but it does help when Philippine youth scream out “Pinoy Ako Pinoy Tayo” at a concert, or when a Muslim from Zamboanga builds a library for children regardless of religion.

So unity, in some form, occurs in between the events that rattle this nation. And everytime the nation is rattled, whether its because of a typhoon, or a corrupt president, it further pushes forward the need for a sense of nationalism.

Bisdak/Astig!