My sister and I have a thing for advocacies. I’ve always been interested in them, I even applied for the LOVE, which is a volunteer program at the university. However due to unavoidable circumstances, I wasn’t able to really participate and take part in it. My sister after a year or so decided to join it. A few days ago she informed me about the Sumilao farmers. If I wasn’t that sick with my colds, I would’ve liked to join them in Makati even for a few hours.
I remembered some of the things my professors on my past subjects talked about. How land is important to people, especially to the agricultural sector. I remember the time we went to Pagbilao. There I saw really huge tracks of land which were left unattended mainly because the farmers had no funds to buy seedlings, as well purchase expensive feeds and fertilizers. You will hear many of them speak how much they want to till the land yet they cannot because they cannot afford the expenses anymore.
Maybe when we learn that we are lucky enough to have constant food in our tables, as well as be able to afford good education, we can stop wanting frivolous things we don’t really need to exist like another trip to Hongkong or an Oakland facial plastic surgery and other stuff which we think is important but really isn’t.
