Possibly, it is safe to say, that we all learned about the term “bayanihan” through one of our thick elementary history textbooks wherein the word will always be depicted by an image of a “bahay kubo” carried by a group of lean tan-skinned men—usually sporting a camisa de chino, tucked loosely with their faded maong pants folded above their knees while wearing their straw hats—kept in queue at both ends of the nipa hut by two parallel sturdy long bamboo sticks lugged on their broad shoulders. For some it may seem as a Herculean task transporting a full house under a sunny afternoon while walking barefoot on uneven soil terrains. And you just can’t help but wonder how these guys are still able to flash those happy smiles amid such tough duty. Perhaps, those genuine grins are a reflection of how they feel inside: the pleasure you achieve when you lend a hand. In a nutshell, “bayanihan” is a concept of assisting your neighbor in an altruistic sense. Literally, it translates into English a...