By: Charita P. Puentespina and Eleurterio O. Fuentes

"...but what happens when there is a perceived error in a name that symbolizes the national spirit. Should the error now be corrected? Should the error of a few become a historical burden of the next generation? We are referring to the grave error made by the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce recommending the alien sampaguita to be declared the national flower of the Philippines, by the..."