The quote you mentioned is probably adapted from the late Abraham "Ditto" Sarmiento Jr, a UP Diliman student activist and Martial Law martyr, who urged his fellow students: "Kung hindi tayo kikilos, sino ang kikilos? Kung di tayo kikibo, sino ang kikibo? Kung hindi ngayon, kailan pa?" ("If we do not act, who will act? If we do not care, who will care? If not now, when?") Source: Wikipedia
I too share your dream of an advocacy group. This is what is sorely lacking in Bohol, especially one that is non-partisan. You start it I will join it. Just let me know.
Thank you for that Jig. I think we need to do that.
As an example here in Florida very recently, the Florida Congress was deliberating on a House Bill that will adversely affect the retirement system as one of the measures to save money for the state. It was like a hotcake and subject to debate and conversation from all walks of life.
We lobbied for squashing the bill; we did signature campaign, phone calls, personal letters, emails and all kinds of campaigns to prevent the passage of the said bill. We won. The bill was killed before it kills us.
Similarly, we can do it for Bohol. As an advocacy group, we don’t need to spend so much money to advance our agenda; we only need commitment and dedication. We only need one unified stand to show that we care for our hometown.
Just like what we did for the acacia trees in Guindulman. It is an advocacy in nature, but look at the effect, it created an awareness to the people and the government side. We may not bring the lives of the trees back, but we can prevent further distraction. We will be there to watch... and say Hep... No..no.. when needed.
“It is not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win makes a difference.â€
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