by Crispulo Bacud Tappa Have you wondered why we have remained poor? Poor. Despite our having vast resources? Vast resources,  yet underdeveloped. Underdeveloped yet,  hemmed in our growth. I Communism In The Philippine Setting In boondocks, godless tribe of warriors thrive. Thrive, men espousing a meaningless fight. Fight our government, our ordained leaders. Leaders, they who govern us unperturbed. Unperturbed, they brainwash    the unwashed poor. Poor wallow in quagmires of poverty. Poverty defrocked them  of dignity. Dignity is what we all  need to live. To live in peace, love,  and equal chances. Equal chances for jobs fit for men. Men have used every  plausible reason. Reason to kill our  nation's armed forces. Armed forces, our great nations's peacemakers. Peacemakers who have succumb to bullets. Bullets, arms made their rugged life unstill. Unstill, always running into the wilds. Wilds provided their cover, hungry, scared. Scared, s...