Internal Conflict In The Philippines

“Genuine tragedies in the world are not conflicts between right and wrong; they are conflicts between two rights”.

-Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

Conflict is something that we are facing every day, even if it’s something that we don’t normally notice. It is present even if you just wake up, pondering if you should get up and start your day, or just sleep until you’ve realized that you’re late for class or work. It may be when you are deciding on what to eat during your lunch break, or even not eat at all. These simple conflicts are just the tip of the iceberg, because conflicts can escalate from interpersonal to internal, or much worse, external conflicts that plague countries. One example of a country that is plagued with internal conflicts is the Philippines. The Philippines is one of the developing countries that are inevitably plagued by conflicts which can be a stepping stone or a hindrance to its development. One question that many people ask is: “What are our political leaders doing about the conflicts that are appearing every now and then?” Even if many people feel like the government isn’t doing their part of their service, the answer to that question is “many.” We may not feel it, but the government is doing their part although the impacts are minimal. This “feeling” might just be a personal feeling, but it has pushed people to vote someone who “can do the job” for them, but in turn, made another series of conflicts. Have you ever heard of the name