Celebrating Filipino youth's role in shaping PH destiny

As year-end 2025 draws nearer, it is apt to reflect on significant developments that define the national character.

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The country's delegation to the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Thailand has reaped a significant harvest of medals that depict the country's competitiveness with its neighbors. What they accomplished is a harbinger of the country's prospects for the next quarter-century.

While the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) has declared 2023-2033 as Dekada ng Kasaysayan (Decade of Philippine History), it has grounded its observance on honoring revolutionary heroes like Emilio Jacinto, Gregorio del Pilar and Gregoria de Jesus whose greatness was demonstrated by their courage in defying foreign colonizers.

Yet, any sober introspection would surface the imperative to view Philippine history from a broader, more inclusive perspective that covers all areas of worthy endeavor in the life of the nation and its people. This is what makes the recently concluded SEA Games a good takeoff point for drawing up a comprehensive compendium of achievements that need to be recognized and propagated.