Letter to the President

July 24, 2018

Naguiddayan, Bantay

Province of Ilocos Sur

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte

Office of the President

Malacanang Palace, JP Laurel Street,

San Miguel, Manila, Metro Manila

The Philippines as we know is a country still thriving to progress to a better nation we all dream of living in. As the president of our loving country, I am hoping that you can fulfill your said words during election period to make our country greater. I am hoping that you can make the Philippines be one of the nations who are steady and independent.

In your course of presidency, it is without a doubt that you have brought a lot of changes in our country. One of the most famous is the administration's "War on Drugs", which have clearly eliminated thousands of people's lives. There are a lot of mixed views regarding on this move of yours, some support it and some are against it. What I can say with this is that I hope the lives you took and will take are really people who did not abide by the laws of this country. I hope that with this letter, you improve your ways in executing people on your drug list.

Also, as a president, you should be a role model to us. Your actions greatly affect the mentality of the country's people. I hope you practice more pleasing manners and avoid setting up acts in which your deeds are morally wrong. As the president, you should lead each and everyone of us to be law-abiding citizens and to live up to morals.

In addition, please stop criticizing and judging other people's opinions which are not the same as yours. We all have different views on certain topics and I am hoping that you learn to respect it amidst the difference. Learn to listen to the voice of the people, you will learn a lot from them.

With this letter, I am hoping that you will be the president our country deserves. Lead the nation to greater glory.

Respectfully yours,

Margaret Crisselda P. Jones