Monday, October 23, 2023

Avoiding Shallow Promises

    On the 25th of February 1986, the EDSA revolution was born. People—filled with discontent and furies—gathered to bring down Ferdinand Marcos causing him to surrender and flee to Hawaii. That said, I do hope that you will not be repeating history and to keep the entire nation contented in your choices. 

    As a young person, I value education a lot. It has been etched in our heads since we were 3. "What do you want to be when you grow up?" "Well, you need to study in order to achieve that." Of course, who would want to have a miserable life? Striving hard is what we were born to do. The entire family depends on each other. Your support is needed for all of us in achieving these 'dreams' for we are the seeds that will bloom once the time comes. 

    Agriculture is also on the verge of failure. It is the department to which financial aid is allotted the least. As a nephew and a grandson of a family filled with farmers, changes are to be expected. Your wish to bring down the price of rice to Php 20/kilo is not very promising. What would happen to the farmers? Who would want to sell rice at a low price? They are already suffering enough; it should not be your wish to make it even more miserable. If this is set as one of your plans, you must think about the consequences and how to get around them. Weaving straight through will cause only more chaos and an even worse reputation in your name. 

    Philippines is already in a complicated situation. We do hope that you will leave a great impact in ways that would make living a little less like walking on glass barefoot. I must remind you that being the president does not mean that you do what you want to do, but what the community wants to do.


References:

Sofia Tomacruz. (2022, February 24). edsa revolution 1986 govph file. Rappler. Retrieved October 23, 2023, from  https://www.rappler.com/tachyon/2014/02/edsa-revolution-1986-govph-file-20160224_30537CF472554420B2D82CD8DDD40DBF.jpeg?resize=640%2C458&zoom=1

Summit Storylabs. (2021, June 17). spot x regenerative agri. Spot. Retrieved October 23, 2023 from https://images.summitmedia-digital.com/sap/images/2021/06/17/spot-x-regenerative-agri-216009-2138-main-image-3-1623915301.jpg

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