They are considered by the people as part of their community, adopted sons and daughters of the villagers. It is not an easy thing to spend the days of your youth in the boondocks or in coastal communities while empowering the community with knowledge on how to preserve the environment, teaching them about sustainable development, while your contemporaries go to work in Ayala or Ortigas in the morning and gather at Starbucks after partying at night. I salute Pao, Zoe and other Iskolar ng Bayan who live with the communities for the sacrifice they are making to be able to live the life of a true iskolar ng bayan.
Kung magkakaganoon, malinis na Pilipinas ang iiwan nila sa salinlahing susunod sa kanila. — Ederic Peñaflor Eder, www.ederic.net Note: Hindi ako makagagawa o makakapagpadala ng mga talumpati sa e-mail ninyo. Mangyaring pumili na lamang kayo ng alinman sa mga nasa Talumpati category ng ederic@cyberspace o mga talumpating nalathala sa Tinig.com. Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)