Pacquiao Wins. SO WHAT ?

Once again, the whole Republic of Pacquiao (este) Philippines rejoiced at the victory of their "hero" ( or very close to say, as the saviour of the nation from racists) Manny Pacquiao. Once again, I will hear that old adage that every Filipinos say every time Manny wins.

"I'm proud to be a Filipino !"

I always wonder why do we try to equate our nationality with Manny Pacquiao, while his victory is only just an individual effort, not a collective one. For me, I'm proud of him because of his sheer determination and discipline, he went to that fame state, but I will not try to associate my nationality becasuse it was his effort only. According to Anti-Pinoy's latest blog post, for one to be proud of being a Filipino, we need to be progressive country through the cooperative effort of its people.

Manny Pacquiao: Not a product of a national sports program.

We need to remember one thing: Pacquiao's training came from a non-Filipino. By that, we should thank Freddie Roach for making him who he is right now. And to associate ourselves with him is foolish thing to do. Discipline- Manny has it; our nation knows no law. Hard work- Manny has it;our nation is in a deep sea of mediocrity. Focus- Manny has it; our nation doesn't know where to go, thanks to our president. Coaching- Manny has it; our nation didn't listen when we educate them to vote intelligently and here's our by-product:national shame. Training- Manny has it; our nation has it but it was only a loose cannon to them. Winning attitude- Manny has it; our nation has this attitude of being a loser and they are contented with it.

The sad thing is our national sports program is very weak. Our government doesn't care about our athletes. Kaya nangungulelat tayo pagdating sa medalya, because some government officials pocket their money that is for them. I couldn't blame other Pinoy athletes playing for other countries tapos kapag nababalitaan na nananalo sila, sasabihin niyong, "Proud to be Pinoy"? Mahiya naman kayo. Kaya naman nananalo sila ay dahil may suporta ang gobyerno nila sa sports. Dito sa atin, wala. Kaya wala kayong karapatang mang-angkin ng tagumpay ng iisang tao lang.

So What If Pacman Wins ?

If Pacman wins, would there any big changes in this nation? I guess no. We are living in a euphoria right now. Off to dreamland again as they say. When this fades, we go back to our mediocre state and we need another Pacman fight to be energized, like opium. One day, we realize that Pacman is just a human person. Someday he will go tired. His body will decrease. He couldn't fight someday. Where are going to lean on to shield us from racist comments and to cover our own national dysfunction?

JUST FACE THE TRUTH AND DO SOMETHING PHILIPPINES !!!