Filipinos might not have the typical Jewish pride, probably because the Philippines is predominantly Catholic (or Christian, as the case maybe) and has a sizable Muslim minority. Irregardless of such religious implications, this writer believes that probably no contemporary Filipino discussed the Philippines’ national pride. Of course, Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Jacinto, Jose Laurel, Manuel L. Quezon, or Apolinario Mabini, et al. had their individual philosophical views on ethics, revolution, reforms, education, and the like, thus, Gripaldo (2000) considered them as Filipino philosophers. But one might argue that all the former was in an era of revolutions for independence and statehood. Jose Rizal, among other revolutionaries, dreamed of a Philippine nation; while the Filipino martyrs of World War II defended the Philippine state.
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