Letter to the President

                                                                                               

July 13,2019

Dear President Rodrigo “Roa” Duterte,

                I would like to express my admiration and thanks to you. True to your words, we all know that ever since you have seated as the 16^th president of the Philippines, there have been noticeable changes and progresses going on. I applaud you for your deep concern for our fellow Filipinos abroad. The OFW’s that have been mistreated by their employers and have been brought back to our country with the help and support of your administration.

                In a world wherein almost all of the people do not have a care for our environment, you took appropriate steps in saving and protecting what was left behind. Manila Bay, for example, was full of discarded things, it could have passed as a dumpster would it have continued to be that way. But because of the cleanups, it is now recovering from the ways of the people.

                However, I felt disappointed when I read an article about you, Mr. President, endorsing vigilantism, stating that you would even personally reward anyone who shot and killed a drug personality. We are all one in the thought of ridding everything and everyone who does or is connected to drugs. But for civilians to take the law into their hands, won’t it be criminality if someone does kill a drug personality? That person inclined with drugs is still a human being and it would be murder to kill him.

                The way you talk during a press conference or even simply talking with guests or in front of an audience should at least be proper. As the president, you represent our country, won’t it be better if you could fix that attitude of yours and/or at least remove the curse words when talking.

 Even with a lot of flaws, you are one of the presidents who have taken action for the betterment of our beloved country and I really admire and am happy for that, Mr. President. With or without being told, I hope you continue protecting our motherland. I ask of you this, let not what happened to Marawi be repeated again.

Thank you Mr. President, for the time and if you ever read this please, do take time in going through it.

                                                                                                            

                                                                                                           Respectfully Yours,

                                                                                                                    Anne Valerie Alon

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