Friday, November 29, 2013

What Makes a Hero? Do you have what it takes?


What makes a hero? Courage, strength, morality, withstanding adversity? Are these the traits that truly show and create a hero? Is the light truly the source of darkness or vice versa? — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

What made you a hero, Andres Bonifacio? We remember today your 150th birth anniversary and sadly  we are faced with the same realities of inward battles as we struggle for development and free us from the corrupt culture that enslave and plagued this nation that disables true democracy to flourish in this land. 

Will there be few courageous enough of this generation  to think the way one  said , "Real heroes are men who fall and fail and are flawed, but win out in the end because they’ve stayed true to their ideals and beliefs and commitments."?

But in the end heroes are needed for no matter how few they are, they are the moving force , the soul, the identity of a nation, are you gonna be one of the few, my fellow Centrist Democrats?

This is a day for us to awaken the reason that made us do this road less traveled.

Let us continue to be the light and persevere, giving each of our sacrifices for this journey, without forgetting that we need to emerge as happy conquerors against the gigantic  democratic challenges that we are facing today.

Happy holiday and I continue to be one with you all whatever position I hold as a member of this CDP-Ang Partido ng Tunay na Demokrasya. As one of its CDM's founding members, I believe that for so long as we continue to remain true to our ideals and aspirations, then we can stay in this endeavor which we hope to make this country truly great!

As your former Secretary General, I would like to thank you all for the support as I exhort you to keep our internal democratic rules, strengthen ourselves in values, for only when we truly are anchored on it can we authentic changers of our beloved country’s political landscape.

Let us strengthen our districts, our regions for they make up what kind of a national political party we are.
Happy 150th Birth Anniversary of our National Hero  and let us continue to be pillars for democracy.


In solidarity with you from my district.

Lorelyn T. Dumaug
District Chairwoman, 1st District Cagayan de Oro City
Former Party Secretary General(Elected September 28, 2012)
Official Term of Office October 15, 2012-November 30, 2013