Ask What You Can Do For Your Country
His Excellency The President of The Republic of The
Philippines
Malacañang Complex, J.P Laurel Street, San Miguel
Manila
October 12, 2020
Dear Mr. Duterte
“A
house divided by itself cannot stand”, Abraham Lincoln said in break of the
American Civil War. As we suffer a global dilemma right now, we would like you
to hear our voices, feel our sincerity, and dedicate your heart for humanity
for us Filipino people. As we are in the brink of one of the most challenging
time for the 21st century.
Four years into your presidency, all was going well until
this pandemic strike us. We already plead concerns early on as the virus began
to spread. Yet you still insists in your personal matter rather than the
peoples concern. Now as we suffer because of your response yet you put the
blame on us. People are trying to make a living from this pandemic, doing all
the things just to be alive, while a police top official had a feast, one was
imprisoned trying to get by hunger. You blame the protests and voices of people
because you hate criticism. Look at New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Germany.
This countries are already recovering, while we still remain on the
battlegrounds. The Philippines was doing well under your governance but what
now? Where is the old Tatay Digong who always listens to people, who indulges
criticism to make lives better. Now as if our lives don’t matter, millions of
unemployed Filipinos take on the streets, many are suffering. We trusted our
whole lives in you before now as if the stars lost its shimmer. What makes a
government stand out is its ability to pertain the peoples needs, hear their
voices, and uphold their rights. All should be free from the injustices your
government has made.
We
are all Filipino people, we have endured a 333 year of tyranny, 6 years of war,
an invasion and a dictatorship. All of many hardships of our people have been
conquered, right now a pandemic breaks us. A break of our brotherly love.
Please Mr. President, stand with the people and be with what they are fighting
for. We want you to hear our plea, see our suffering and feel our pain. “Shinzou
Sasageyo, Para sa mga Pilipino”
Sincerely Yours,
Samuel Bermudez
President Rodrigo Duterte will call on the United Nations to do some “solemn reflection” about criticisms hurled against it, as he appears before the international body’s General Assembly for the first time.
Author: CNN Philippines Staff
Title: Duterte to ask United Nations to self-reflect in General Assembly debut
Source: https://www.cnn.ph/cnn-website/search/?queryStr=CNN%20Philippines%20Staff
Publication Date: Sep 22, 2020 9:18:52 PM
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Very well said. I very much agree that the Tatay Digong before the pandemic was a great leader but unfortunately now they're taking the wrong approach to this pandemic and as a result many are suffering. I like how you explained everything clearly and at the same time showed the mistakes and the successes of His Excellency. Let's just hope and pray that God will guide our President to the correct path. Shinzuo Sasageyo, Para sa mga Pilipino!
ReplyDeleteI agree that our Tatay Digong was a great president all throughout his presidency. He is doing what other presidents did not do before even there are a lot of judgements throughout his leadership. Your message was so sincere and well structured. It had shown the good and the mistakes or wrong he did in this time of pandemic. We just need to believe to our president and everything falls in to the right place.
ReplyDeleteI Srongly agree with the whole point of your Letter. There's nothing much to say about it because it's well comstructed. Be reminded, that the power truly lies among us; Filipinos
ReplyDeleteYou have your own stand. But we all know that the President is also vulnerable and is susceptible to such virus and yet with a brave heart, he faces the country for a fight for this crisis which really brought struggles to humanity. No one is to be blamed for all these happened beyond our control.
ReplyDeleteSome Filipinos are now depending on government assistance to survive in life, many workers lost their jobs because of pandemic even big companies slowly forced to lay off workers to minimize their finances. We badly needed the support from our government to get back to normal and save the losses. Let’s hope and pray to God to heal the world.
ReplyDeleteI agree that our president was such a great leader. He proved that he can do better than our previous Presidents. I like how you constructed your letter; and I can feel how sincere you are on writing it. Let's just hope and pray to God that our world will be back to its norama state again.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, he is a great president. Not just me, but many people consider him as the best president of this generation, which is agreeable. However, despite his achievements , it is a fact that he's not really doing well in leading Philippines right now. Let's just hope that he will learn to reflect from his mistakes.
ReplyDeleteTrue, the previous years of being a president of the philippines is pretty good because of your great performances, which is why filipinos idolized you, but this time you have lost our trust to you. You should have focus on us more often especially now we are facing this Covid-19. Btw nice work
ReplyDeleteTruly, we are feeling dismay in the actions of our county's leader because of our high expectations. I hope that, if ever the President is to come across this letter, the situations are to be addressed accordingly for the well being of everyone. I like how you explained everything delineated. Greate réclame!
ReplyDeleteI love how you broke down every single inch of this topic in an unbiased way. This article shows how sharp you are in debunking the pledges of the current administration from the past.
ReplyDeleteHello Samuel, I also have the same opinions about his administration since nowadays, they are completely silent and inactive in serving the nation. I love how you stated the erroneous actions of the government since they really need to improve. Good Job!
ReplyDeleteI agree that the president makes decisions that are wise and not, which can affect Filipinos. I agree that the government must hear our voices for them to know their mistakes and enhance themselves. Let us all hope and pray that he can realize that he made bad choices and that he is willing to change and improve himself. Have a great day.
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