CONSTRUCTION TIME AGAINI took that from the album title of Depeche Mode, which came out in 1983, the same year Ninoy Aquino died. Many people say that was the turning point in our history, the point when more Filipinos took up the cause to fight against tyrrany tyranny. Now that we have won at last, each of us is asked the question: what can I do for my country?
The truth is, I still don’t know what I can do for my country. But I can start by being truthful.
I have been surrounded by people who care for this country. For many years before Ninoy’s death, and many months after it, my parents, and my aunt and uncle, spent time in the streets protesting against injustice. My Kuya Alan spent a lot of his free time last year and this year working for a fair and peaceful election process. He is
