Album

A Story by Zoey Magat

Our country (Philippines) an archipelago that was once the darling of asia is now a country who is thriving for riches that was once in the palm of their hands.Our government is like your favorite album that is filled with random moods. Like this album our government is putting its people into a thousand moods because just like these moods, it is filled with hope or sadness. Note the “or” because each presidency means new beginnings but it seems like our country has been running in circles since the Marcos administration, blaming them for the mistakes of what lies ahead.

With this Album you can’t help but to say that there will never be a place like home, but In other countries cancer is free from financial concern . Sure we can reason out that we are not that privileged as a country but what’s unfair is that we give no attention into how much other people are suffering just because we do not feel or go through it, but not a lot would have sympathy for we are also busy fighting for our own survival. Living in our country should mean that we should always be privileged to be living in it, it rather seems that our fellow men would rather fight for survival rather than to indulge into life. Our buildings are modern and all in Makati, our hospitals are good in NCR but have you ever looked into the other hospitals in the provinces? It is terrifying, build and build for the region with the most attention but other regions are left behind by buildings that are 10-20 years old, hospitals that can barely take patients into comfort and we are here just looking at it. With more than anything I would ask for is healthcare, for a person’s life is the best gift that he/she can have and he/she will lose that gift just because our country would have leaders having money on their hands only to make excuses that the money is for projects. But with this we have said that there will be nothing played out with your favorite album for it is special.

No place like home but what if your home doesn’t feel like a home? Many of the Ofws we have say this, but to work here again would not be their option because they know that the home they have would always be there, where the income is higher and where the items are cheaper. Coming back here is just a vacation only to miss and reminisce on the country that was once great before. But only to put in that fake news and all distracting us with other news that shouldn’t be televised but what the heck. One of the things that are not similar with your favorite album is that your favorite album can cooperate with your moods, our government doesn’t it provokes more and more each day passes by. The Philippines would always be the home of all Filipinos but for the one’s living in it, we just want to escape like that album that will always be the escape to the world.