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Mr. President, Are You Ready For It?

Pres. Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, Jr.

Republic of the Philippines
Malacañan Palace, Philippines
J.P. Laurel Street, San Miguel, City of Manila


     Greetings, Mr. President! How have you been feeling these past few days? I hope you're feeling okay. I hope that you are slumbering well in the comforts of the courts of Malacañan Palace, Sir. As you filed your Certificate of Candidacy for the position of President, it signified that you are ready to lead the nation. I heard and saw your campaigns, trips, and promises that are usually connected to unity. I easily inferred that you were unfit to rule because one of the reasons why was no words were heard from you in Presidential Debates. When you won the highest government position last 9th of May, I was not very delighted. I was not your biggest fan at that specific moment, but I was willing to give you a chance to prove that even though your family is connected to loads of cases of corruption and human rights violations, you would do your job as the President very satisfactorily. In these past few months, I think that I am not amused with the country's current state.

     At the moment, my mind is filled with questions. How will the administration respond to environmental issues? Contemporary issues? Social issues? I am aware that you, Mr. President, are still in the adjustment phase, and we should give you amount of time so that you can go with the flow in the perfect time, but the million-dollar question is, when is that perfect time? With the abrupt increase of cases of kidnapping, murder, and rape in the country, what are you going to do about it, Sir? With the ongoing inflation that is currently affecting the price of products, what are your solutions to this problem? With the rising problem of poverty and corruption, what are you going to do about it? With the historic all-time low foreign exchange rate of Dollar to Peso, what will be your actions to avoid its further effects on our economy? In what way will you help our local farmers? How will you decrease the amount of rice to 20 pesos per kilo? Will your solutions and promises be successful or not? I am actually clueless right now about what you are going to do with these issues and problems. But I have heard on the news that you are trying to fix and improve things. I have heard that you have gone on three state visits these past few months. You went to Indonesia, Singapore, and the United States of America. How was your trip? I read that you went to different countries to secure sponsorships, investments, and agreements that would strengthen and improve our country's economy. I have also heard that you went to the United States, addressed a speech at the United Nations' General Assembly, and also had a conference with U.S. President Joe Biden. I hope the state visit went well.

     You see, Mr. President, I am very much concerned about the Philippines. I also have high hopes for the development of our country. The Philippines is a developing country and I hope you will do your best to improve the current state of the country. I hope that you will create a difference, create a safer world for us, Filipinos. I also hope that you will be a fair and just leader. You are creating our paths, Sir, and I hope these paths you are establishing will lead us to goodness. We, the future of the country, are hoping that you will build a sturdy foundation for us to achieve our dreams. And for the next five years, I hope you will instill actual change in our rotting society. The Filipinos are waiting for the promises you said you would keep. I hope that you will bring back the nation's prime and glory days. I am wishing you all the best, Mr. President. As I end this letter of mine to Your Excellency, I am going to leave you a question. Mr. Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr., the 17th President of the Republic of the Philippines, with the myriad of challenges, criticisms, downfalls, and failures ahead, are you ready to accept and face this mission? Mr. President, are you ready for it?

Yours truly,
David Aeron Y. Arellano




Reference: Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. inaugurated as Philippine president; Retrieved October 18, 2022
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  1. AileenNovember 12, 2022 at 12:17 AM

    I couldn't agree more! It's really fulfilling to see the youth having a clear political mindset. I just really hope that things will get better under his regime. Good point, Aeron!

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