Love Fil-ams proud of being Filipinos

TWO recent events once more remind us to love Fil-Ams who are proud of being Filipino and treasure their Philippine connection.

The first is the Oscar win of Fil-Am Robert Lopez and his wife Kristen Anderson-Lopez for their song “Let It Go” which they wrote for the film “Frozen.” The talent of the Lopez couple, who have actually won many other song-writing prizes, and the world’s knowing that he is a Fil-Am because he talks about it to media (and not just to Filipino journalists), boosts respect for us whose country is at the bottom of the barrel in various indicators of prosperity, social development and excellence as a state, as an investment destination, and as a land where justice and virtue rule.