AN APPEAL TO THE FILIPINO PEOPLE: DEMAND GENUINE CHANGE

By Bayawanon

The president, his men and supporters have bragged a lot that he, the president has made lots of things for the betterment of the country, but I see it the negative way.

To me the following are President Duterte's accomplishments in his first year : 

1) The burial of the dictator Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani

2) The imprisonment of de Lima by way of fake evidences and witnesses

3) Increase of SSS premiums

4) He befriended plenty of oligarchs, which he promised to be dismantled

5) He abandoned the decision of the International Tribunal of the Seas in the matter of the Spratlys and the West Philippine Sea

6) Contractualization in the private sector is still prevalent despite of his promise to deface the same 

7) EJKs in relation to the DRUG WAR

8) Rising of inflation rate due to the poor performance of the Philippine peso

9) Good peace and order situation, a matter which he always brag by being hit by terrorists in Bohol and Marawi

10) Giving VIP treatment to Nur Misuari, the master planner of the Zamboanga Siege

11) Giving travel junkets to his allies and friends

12) Incurring plenty of loans from Russia, Japan, China etc., etc

13) Hostilities against the traditional allies of the Philippines like the European Union and the United Nations.

The following are expected to happen next year: 

1) Passage of the Death Penalty Law

 2) Passage of the Comprehensive Tax Reform Program.

Are these accomplishments and plans good for the Philippines? If you feel like these are good for the country, then support the president. If you feel like these things are for the downward spiral of our motherland, then challenge the present administration to take another course of action for us to attain development. If you feel like the current national leadership would insist on its steps towards national destruction, then demand CHANGE.

Do not condone the fault of the majority who simply rely on their emotions. Be a critical thinker, since national development should not just be left to one man alone. National development must be done via team playing, and you as a citizen of the Philippines has a role in its development too, and one way to attain development is to DEMAND GENUINE CHANGE.

Do not delay the demand for change for now is the right time to do it. Delaying it would give injustice to the fallen heroes of the 1896 Philippine Revolution and to the unsung Filipino Heroes of the Second World War who spent their lives, blood, tears and sweat so that this land of ours, known otherwise as the Pearl of the Orient Seas be truly a sovereign and independent country. Amen