Filipino school children, like mine, were taught patriotism through the "Panatang

Makabayan" (Pledge of Allegiance) that we had to repeat every morning during the flag
raising ceremony and I still memorize this even up to this very day. We knew it off by heart,
and the lyrics still echo in my head. My motto speaks a lot of power in our country. For it is
defined what truly a Filipino is--morally. The Bayanihan mentality is one of communal
togetherness in the Philippines, where people serve others without expecting anything in
return in order to attain a common objective. Bayanihan used to signify physically assisting
one's neighbors to move their house when dwellings were built of lighter materials like
coconut leaves. In today's era of concrete structures, this sort of Bayanihan is less frequent,
yet the Bayanihan spirit lives on, especially among millennials. I can relate my essay in the
poster I made for bayanihan literally spoke volume about the motto of our beloved country.