October 18, 2020
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte
Malacanang Palace, J.P Laurel St., San Miguel, Manila, Philippines
Dear Mr. President,
I cannot able to vote yet but in the 2016 presidential election my family and I rooted for you. We heard so many things about you from when you are still in Davao . We thought that you would be different from the past leaders we had who were traditional politicians. Many people are against you but we wanted to give you a chance. Your plans for the country were promising. We were expectant that the Philippines would be a better place to live in with you as its leader.
When the COVID-19 pandemic started to invade our country, we were hopeful that you would be on top of everything. But as we watched you address your countrymen in light of the situation, our hearts sank. We expected better from you. Must it be your age, or maybe your health? Or perhaps the people surround you? We do not know. But we still kept on believing and hoping. We continued to trust and respect you because we believe that we are called to honor our leaders.
President Duterte, many people think and speak ill of you. I understand them. People are hurting. People are suffering. But to speak ill of you, even if you have broke my heart many times, is the last thing I will do because I know that you love your people and you want what’s best for them. Will you prove me right? I’m rooting for you.
References:https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/09/02/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/an-open-letter-to-the-president/762328/
http://www.philippineshonolulu.org/philippines-honolulu/about-the-philippines-honolulu/the-president-25/the-president-7/


