BIDA Tayo!

By Patricia Bianca M. Andres, IV-Perseveranza’

“Isa ka bang BIDA?” This is the question that the Filipino youth of today are called to answer throughout the BIDA: Be The Change, Youth Empowerment Camp organized by the Catholic Association of the Philippines (CEAP) and the Manila Archdiocesan Parochial Schools Associations (MAPSA). The event was held last November 14 and 15 at La Salle Greenhills.
Roughly 1,500 high school and college student-participants, catechists, Sangguniang Kabataan leaders, parish youth ministry members and teachers from the different regions of the country were invited to accept the challenge to be champions in the game of life, to be a “bida sa pelikula ng ating buhay.”
However, many had given up on this path. As Fr. Elu had said, “To be a champion means having the courage to stand on one’s two feet, having the guts to stand for something different which is out of the ordinary or the mainstream and having the strength to endure the adversities of life. Take the road less traveled and dare to be one in a thousand.”
The challenges that the youth has to face are not only those that they should confront alone but the struggles that they have to face all together; the problems of the nation. It is true that we are aware of the current national situation and in many ways, we are affected by it. However, being indifferent does not give any help. Thus, we are called to make a move, speak up and express our views.
His Eminence Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales encourages us to dream with our eyes open and take the steps in order to make our goals happen. We cannot transform the situation in the blink of an eye but we can definitely start the change that we want to see. If we work together and use our abilities we can be the spark. As Gang Badoy of RockEd has said, “Hindi ako naniniwalang ang kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan dahil tayo ang bayan.”
STOP! Being part of the problem. START! Being part of the solution. GO! BIDA Hero! BIDA, Change!

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