Preserving Luneta Park does not make our nation rich
There has been a stir in the internet about the "photobomber" Torre de Manila building on Luneta Park. This is how the overacting attitude of Filipinos come to life, like really, how will the Philippines improve if we don't embrace development?
Filipinos like to preserve Rizal's statue instead of his values and love for the country. I rather see Filipinos improves their perspective in life and admire Rizal's works and what he has done for our country than preserve his statue and demolish development.
The Torre de Manila project is a development, it was not built for the sight-seeing, it is a condominium that gives more homes to Filipinos that can afford it and give jobs to those who need it. Many Filipino netizens argued that it looks ugly but how about the squatter areas in Manila? I rather see them demolished than Torre de Manila.
A netizen said that respect for the historical monuments will help us improve as a nation. But the question is, how? Well, it is a tourist destination, but that's just it. Luneta Park is by its name, a park, where people hang out and thieves too.
Manila is already ugly to the sight above in a helicopter or plane view, a capital full of squatters that like to be spoon-fed by the government. The reason we don't improve in terms of economy is that we let our emotions cloud our judgment, or rather, we let our over sensitivity block progress.
I wrote this article not because I hate Rizal, in fact, I admire him as a person who should be a role model to the new generation. Rizal did not die so that statues will be built for him, he died for our country. If Rizal is alive today, he rather see progress and independence than a stone that will have no impact on our lives.
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