Today marks the 107th year of Independence of our country, the Philippines. On June 12, 1898, the proclamation of Philippine independence took
place between four and five in the afternoon at the window of
Emilio Aguinaldo’s house in Kawit, Cavite.

I remember the time when we went to this historical place in Kawit, Cavite. It has been very well-maintained through the years despite its  antiquity.  I recall that it had a very interesting  sculpture – a  wooden carabao — in the balcony where the red, white and blue Philippine flag was unfurled for the first time and our national was played in the background.

The Philippines is a sovereign country of its own right but the current administration has made no secret of the fact that it still relies on First World countries when it comes to fiscal policies or political decisions. We might have proclaimed our Independence a long time ago but how free are we really to pursue our own destiny as a people?