Our country's 109th Independence Day is coming up. Holiday!

What do you think would have happened if we never gained our independence? Like if we stayed a colony/state/vassal of Spain, US, Japan or something.

i don't really believe we ever got our independence.

better economy??

ngaun kc after the independence we claim (which i believe a misnomer), nagkanya kanya n mga pinoy..lahat magagaling n and matatalino and sa sobra katalinuhan, d n nagkakaintindihan kundi, payabangan n lng.


but i still love the Philippines met ah.. :headbang:

Better economy probably. Seriously Philippine gov't is so corrupt, anything is better than this.

However if we became a US state, we'd probably be seeing a lot of Osama and his zealot buddies.

....better economy, lost identity..... :

Not sure about that. Did Hawaii, Guam, etc. lose their identity?

Yeah I love this country but the system's a bad joke.

dollars, dollars, & dollars ti kwarta tayo

...not so sure but yeah in some way colonial country lost their own identity......like who represent them thier mother country, who ruled them, their mother country, where are their locals, i dont know  ......how about their culture, mainly its gone  :.....am outa here   ;D

  Last Saturday we celebrated Independence Day with all Filipinos in Holland gathered in
  one of the park in Amsterdam. It`s a big crowd to participate the anniversary.
  It`s a picnic & selling Filipino products & foods. It`s really the Filipino way of life.
  Barbecue here, there & everywhere. You can eat anywhere. There was also a programs
  participated by different Filipino organizations, dances & parlor games.
  Although the day was cloudy & a little bit of shower the celebration was a success.
  It was a part of the day`s celebration anyway. ha ha ha. & everybody enjoyed the
  Independence Day....    O0    O0    O0
 
 

When we say "Independence Day", it is the situation wherein we are free from foreign domination, just like the Spanish, American and Japanese Rule, I mean we are not controlled by any foreign power or country where their own flags fly in our homeland. The true sense of this celebration is for us to remember that there was a time that our country was ruled by a foreign power and so many Filipinos sacrificed their own lives just to drive away the invaders and foreign rulers. Let us accept the fact that there were some cases of human rights violations and extra-judicial killings and also the suppression of our right to express ourselves freely, but these should not be associated with the Independence Day we are celebrating. Let us respect the bravery and sacrifices of our Filipino brothers and sisters just to let our country have the true independence.... 

In dependay a ti sitwasyon!

Reaaally now... you sure about that? ;D

Wonder what our heroes who fought for our independence would think if they saw our country now. Wonder why it seems Filipinos outside the Philippines are in a more festive mood about Independence Day than Filipinos here. And why do most of Filipinos have to go to foreign countries to live or just to work for foreign masters if they love this country's independence so much.

We cant feel freedom at this point of time for the country's tied in chains of poverty and those people in power doesnt seem to do anything to help it. so most filipinos care about their everyday basic needs than to to care about independence. like the Cordis,they never been conquered until the missionaries came and was allowed to stay, eventually came the foreign rule. the villagers in the mountains just go on their daily lives and even dont know who is the president now but still they live with pride!Their land is their right and their life is their right!,now came the corrupt people in the govt.the men in uniform of brutality,they are trying to convince the people to believe in them but how do we believe them if they kill the people. We are hospitable as they say,so whoever comes to the villages and are hungry and thirsty,we give them food and water coz they are humans too. The govt accuse the villagers of being rebel symphatizers for giving them food,water and shelter(They are humans) when they do thesame when the men in uniform comes by. See what I mean,the sense of equality is right there! The villagers don't have enemy but if you treat them bad They will retaliate. oh back to Independence, Braveheart's Willam wallace said!! FREEDOM!!

i love this country. i'm proud to be 'Pinoy. i never thought we really got our independence