how we are affected by the media

The different forms of media have affected this issue in one way or another. Maybe through television, through the radio, the newspaper or the internet, the issue about Filipino Nationalism is somehow affected. How can we say that they are affected? Well, the most obvious reason is that the media has a very big influence over the people all around the world. The things people hear, watch or read from these sources somehow affect their daily lives. There are others who follow trends from these sources and some are just fond of checking out what’s new with what these sources produce and a lot more reasons. What about the media? How do they affect the issue on Filipino Nationalism?

I think that they greatly affect the issue on this because a lot of people patronize these sources. What they see from these sources, they tend to follow them. But what do we really see from the media here in the country? Isn’t it that most of the time, they just follow the trends that are “in” in other countries? When they follow trends, sometimes it’s not our own culture that is shown, it’s the culture of the country they copied it from. Would Filipino Nationalism be evident from that scenario? I don’t think so. Based on these things, if the media would continuously follow trends of other countries, the Filipinos patronizing them would loose their sense of Nationalism because it’s not their own culture that they are able to see or hear from these sources.

If the media would just support encouraging the Filipinos to instill the Filipino Nationalism in them, this issue would be so rampant and I think that there would be change that is going to happen within our country.

Follow the Leader

It makes me wonder how we could establish in ourselves the Filipino Nationalism that we are supposed to have when the one leading our country is only following the demands of the other countries. I am not that against or pro administration but I just realized that there’s something wrong with how they run our country. Everything seems to be so dictated. It’s like they are just following orders from other countries and that’s how they run the country. Everything is like based from another and then we just copy what they do. I’m not really sure but that’s just how I see it. Using my own point of view, with these things happening, I guess that the one who should encourage us to instill that Filipino Nationalism in us, does not have one within them so how could they set a good example to their countrymen??

Services for the Benefit of Others

Being a nurse is the most popular job nowadays in our country. There are a lot of people who are studying such course because they know that it is the job that is in demand as of the moment. Even those who already earned their professional degrees study again to be a nurse. What are the perks of being a nurse nowadays? They are highly in demand here in the Philippines and in other countries as well. They are highly paid for the services they do especially if they work outside the Philippines.

So how do we connect this to Filipino Nationalism? Well, I think that it is connected to such topic because the nurses who are studying in our country do not really give their services to their fellow Filipinos. I am not saying that all nurses are doing such thing but in general, isn’t it that when nurses here graduate they tend to look for jobs in other countries first rather than thinking of serving their own country? They study here in the Philippines but offer their services to other countries. Where is Filipino Nationalism there? I think that there’s none. If these nurses choose to serve their own country first rather than look for jobs outside the Philippines, that’s when I will believe that they still have that spirit of Filipino Nationalism in them. We are all aware that when they work in other countries, they will earn more because they could be paid with higher amounts of money but when you think about it, isn’t that too selfish? I know that we should think about our own needs first before we think about others but can’t we also take into consideration the needs of our fellow countrymen? These nurses could also earn here in the Philippines when they serve here. They could earn but not as much as how they would earn in other countries but if they would just learn how to budget and use their earnings wisely, they could be successful in that field without leaving their own country. Lastly, what’s so good about that thing is that they could feel happier and fulfilled being able to serve their fellow Filipinos rather than trying to fit in with others in a place elsewhere.

Corruption in the philippines becoming a culture?

Nationalism can really be translated to "love for country" and we filipinos, if we are nationalistic, really should help our country and our community to become a better place and not just pocket our funds. But why is it that everywhere we look we only see corrupt officials, individuals and even our moms and dads who are businessman or part of the government, usually they are corrupt! is this becoming a culture to us filipinos? i hope not! so we should start now. inlfuence the next generation and who knows, with just a helping hand, we all can get away from this "CULTURE" Bye GMA! lets start at that! :D

Lost Filipino Nationalism

What happened to the feeling of being faithfully loving to our country? What happened to the nationalism that we are supposed to show to our country? People nowadays opt to move away from our country and settle down in another place. They try to seek for a better life in a place not within the boundaries of our country. Would they really be able to find something better outside the country? Well, there are many people who became successful when they worked in other countries. They became rich because of the hard work and effort they put into what they earn. While there are also others whose status in life doesn’t even change even if they moved out of the country. Much worse is that there are also other people whose lives became more miserable when they lived in another country. Many things could happen when people try to live in another place. They become successful or not. . But one thing is for sure when this situation arises. Somehow, they have lost their sense of nationalism for our country because they choose to live somewhere else. Think about it, wouldn’t it be better if you just make yourself feel at home and successful in your own country rather than be seen struggling in another?

Education System

The Philippine education system isn’t as nationalistic as it’s supposed to be. First of all the medium that it’s being taught in is primarily English then secondarily ‘Tagalog’. But look at Japan; it uses ‘Nihonggo’ as it’s medium of instruction in everything. If you go to Japan you would find that only a few people speak English there. As we prioritize English as our primary medium of instruction we experience foreign emotions rather than Filipino emotions. For example, graduation ceremonies are recited in English. Signs would have English warnings or notices and a ‘Tagalog’ translation under it. It’s as if that if you know how to speak English properly you’re prestigious in other peoples eyes. Our education system produces graduates who can’t wait to get out of the country and serve elsewhere, leaving the country lacking of human resources. It also can be seen in government policies that pleasing the international community always comes first.

Personal Nationalism

How does one become nationalistic? For me one must love their country as much as they can. Solve problems as they arise instead of looking for who to blame. One need not be in the government to create change, one just needs his passion to change the country towards a brighter future. Electing candidates that are qualified and intelligent enough to do a job, electing those who want to serve others not those who want to serve themselves. Following simple laws by not littering and no j-walking and not bribing nor threatening traffic enforcers with you "connections". This is all i can think for now so post a comment and add what you think is personal nationalism.