There would be no honest-to-goodness Independence Day for Filipinos to celebrate and commemorate on Monday, June 12, while the battle to retake Marawi City rages on. It is high time Filipinos realize this momentous day was paid for by the blood, sweat and tears our ancestors shed to liberate and establish a nation from the yoke of nearly 400 years of Spanish domination.
This time around, Filipino soldiers are risking life and limb to liberate Marawi from local and foreign terrorists and their dastardly intentions of establishing a training ground and base of operations in the heart of Mindanao. The terrorists are chipping away at the wholeness of a nation established by our forefathers more than a century ago. This time, innocent civilians caught in the crossfire or summarily executed are collateral damage.
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