Philippine Literature plays a vital role in the lives of today's youth.

Do you know why, in the absence of Philippine literature, this crumpled piece of paper represents us?
Because if our past and history of literature are distorted, we are not an organized paper or people. As
you can see, Philippine literature plays an important part in the lives of today's young, especially
because it helps in understanding the depth of our cultural heritage. Our nation has a very diverse
culture; for instance, we have literature from several cultures, including Native, Islamic, Spanish,
American, and Nationalist, which helps people recognize us as Filipinos. By creating a poem, we can use
this literature to highlight the wrongdoings of the government and highlight the author's struggles.
What if our National Heroes like Jose Rizal don’t contribute to our literature? Do you think we will be
free from the Spaniards? I guess not, as we can see Filipinos wake up their burning heart because of the
novels of Rizal. That’s why we have freedom now, Rizal sacrifices his life to free our country by
contributing to our literature and it benefits us in the present. How can we draw attention to our issue,
particularly in the current generation, if there is no contemporary Philippine literature? We enjoy the
right to voice expression since many writers helped to emancipate Filipinos. The writers who
contributed to Philippine literature have benefited us today. Let's examine the crucial place that Filipino
literature plays in the lives of young people today. This generation enjoys Western and Korean dramas
as well as fictional works like comics and webtoons from other countries, but we also have them in our
own country, we must also read the works of our literary contributors if we want to fully understand the
impact of their words. Their writing is ageless; it matures over time, but the message they convey never
changes, and their contribution's core remains unchanged. We must be familiar with literature because
it is a treasure that cannot be replaced and doesn’t loose its value. Historical occurrences must be
continuously appreciated to be more than just history. We might as well be able to catch a peek at a
potential future since, as many people have said, history repeats itself. We must read our literature to
avoid making the same error twice, to advance in the present, and to improve in the future. It also gives
awareness to the youth of what to resolve and how to resolve our local issues. It's an effective approach,
as our nation's hero has proven given their works free us from the slavery of other countries. It’s funny
how a written piece has the power to change our perspectives in life and make a change for the
betterment of the country. Literature also helps us to explore our mischievous minds and explore great
ideas and invent the future. It allows us to express our emotions and imagination, this helps address the
problems that our world is facing now, such as increasing intolerance and stress in life. This also helps
aid our stress, especially since most of the youth experience a lot of stress because of too much
pressure. Reading Philippine literature helps us to relax our minds, it keeps our brains active and
healthy. Our literature also helps us improves our writing skills since most of universities need a student
who can write on their own and be more expressive in what they write especially if they want you to
write a poem. To sum it all up, we’re not Filipino if there is no Philippine literature we’re just like a
crumpled piece of paper in the world. It’s very important in many aspects of our life, especially in the
youth. Literature is passionately created by our local authors with their passion, Filipino spirit, and heart.
It depicts our identity, history, and tradition. Ladies and gentlemen, we are the youth of Filipino and we
can’t let our Literature fades in the future let us show our support to the great contributor of our
literature because if they didn’t exist, I’m not here, we are not be here because of them we have
freedom of speech and diverse culture. We are the youth of Filipino and we can be more Filipino if we
treasure and apply Philippine literature in our daily lives.