Banias, Marjelyn Rose S.

Las Piñas Campus

BSCR III

Patriotism is defined by the book as “national pride is a sense of love, dedication, and attachment
to a country and an alliance with other people who share the same impression” But to me it
means so much more. To me, patriotism means supporting our country in good times or bad, to
never lose faith in our country, flying the flag to show respect and devotion to our country, and
honoring those who have served in the defense of this nation, both living and dead, retired or
active. Patriotism means supporting and loving our country even when it's going through rough
or difficult times. You still love our country, even when things are not as you desire or you
would like. Devotion to our country means standing with it, no matter what, and working to
make it better. Patriotism means never losing faith in our country. You know that the ideals that
our country is founded on hold true and you stand by them. You don't give up just because
something isn't going the way you think it should go. You trust our country to get back on the
right path when it has strayed off it. Patriotism is demonstrated by flying our country's flag,
whether at home, at work, at school, or at events. Flying the flag shows that you respect our
country and that you are devoted to our country. Flying the flag doesn't mean that you support
everything that has happened in the past, but means that you love our country, and you love what
is best about it. Patriotism is also demonstrated by how you treat those who have served this
country both active and retired; living or dead. You can show your respect by your behavior
towards them. You can shake their hand, tell them thank you for their service, telling them they
are heroes, and by helping them in any way you can. Patriotism means honoring those who have
died by keeping their burial places clean, neat, and undamaged. Patriotism does not mean that
our country is perfect, but means that we strive to be the best we can.

Nationalism is a devotion of love for one’s country. A country’s identity is seen through its
culture, traditions, religions, beliefs, and even the unity or togetherness of the people in it. Being
Filipinos, we should respect our Philippine flag and its purpose. The history and value of this
flag are connected to the freedom we have today. Encourage our fellowmen to participate and
respect our flag and its anthem and even our different symbols. They provide us our identity as
Filipinos or citizens of the beautiful Republic of the Philippines. Be a productive citizen or be
industrious and make ourselves productive, not only for ourselves but for our country as well.
Help the people and serve our nation just like our heroes and our government. Be aware of the
issues in our country, we must be aware and updated on the significant issues happening in the
country. Extend help to the needy fellowmen, especially the victims of disasters like typhoons,
flooding, and this pandemic that we are facing today. Stand proud for every Filipinos
achievement, we are globally competitive in many aspects. They are proud to be a Filipino and
for the honors they bring to our country. They unite every Filipino for their achievements. We
can be proud of Filipinos like Manny Pacquiao, the Azkals Football Team, the Gilas Pilipinas
Basketball Team, and many more. Patronize and support our own products, the Philippines has
rich resources to create quality goods and products. The manpower services we provide are also
globally competitive. Our economy will improve more if we ourselves patronize our own
products which characterize our creativity, resourcefulness, and industry. Preserve the Filipino
culture, Philippines is rich in various colorful cultural elements. They are our identity. Be proud
and preserve the culture we have for they are our treasure. We have to keep them for the future
generation. Respect everyone and value our traditions, we are very courteous and respectful.
Even in modern times, many Filipinos show and value their noble norms and traditions. So we
Filipinos must continue to exercise these good traditions like respecting our elders and others, by
using “po at opo”, being hospitable, and being religious. Speak out our own language, using our
own language is manifesting and preserving our national identity. It is our unique means of
communicating and interacting with our fellowmen. Our language is an important tool to achieve
further unity and national development. Remember and commemorate our heroes’ sacrifices for
our country, there were many Filipinos who died for our democracy, freedom, and independence.
Some fought using their pens and tongues, while some used the power of their arms and
weapons. Each had their own way of showing their love and respect to our country. In today’s
generation, let us value and treasured our heroes sacrifices and devotion for our country. Love
our family, our neighbors, and our compatriots. Love and help one another, in that way, we are
showing the world that we are proud to be Filipinos. Stand united and do something to help each
other and for the greater good for mother country. Love everyone and love our country as we
love ourselves. There are many ways to show our love for our country. In our generation, there
are things that test our nationalism. What is important though is that we stand united as Filipino
people and we love Philippines as our mother country. Let us manifest the essence of nationalism
in every aspect of our life.