A Tribute To a Real New Filipino Hero

Many Filipinos have been touted as new heroes for our nation to honor. There's a Pacquiao who i strongly disagree to be a hero. How can someone who does it first and foremost - for personal wealth and glory - be a national hero? He wouldn't even fight for a world championship because the money is not right... Some would say that he is a hero for representing the Filipino nation, but then shouldn't every honest and excelling athlete, OFW and export-based entrepreneur be in the same league? Sorry, but where is the selflessness, where is the sacrifice? Their work makes all of them honorable, but not heroes.

One true hero is Musa Dimasidsing, a true Filipino Muslim patriot, someone who does what he did (sacrificed his life and his family's future) deserves not only the quiet admiration of every Filipino citizen, he - first and foremost - deserves justice. A real hero (and a hero's family) loses materially in life what he gains in death - the admiration and respect of a grateful nation. Can commercial media's so-called heroes match up?

How can this nation ever "move on", as one woman would like to constantly advise, if we still hide the truth. How can we continue living if our new heroes are not allowed to live? If people like him are made to live in fear, if the nation is made to live in the darkness brought about by a policy of deceit.

A hero does not plan to be one, he does not live knowing he is one, he does not receive - while living - the plaudits of being one, but he always dies like one.

Lord god please take care of their families, please take care of all our real heroes.