Letter for the President: Listening is Not a Crime

 

Ayala Residence, Zone 1, 2100

Barangay Paratong, Vigan City

Ilocos Sur, Region 1, Philippines

 

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte

Malacanang Palace, JP, Kalayaan Hall

2/F Jose Laurel St, San Miguel, Manila,

Metro Manila, Philippines

 

Mr. Rodrigo Roa Duterte,

Good day. I am Bryne Megan Ayala an ordinary student, writing you a letter to express my concerns to you. Mr. President I read posts and watch television that our healthcare workers are needing more support from the government because of the pandemic we’re experiencing. I would like to ask you if what are your plans for them, to uplift and to support them. It is so hard for them on what they are doing for us in those unexpected situations and time. There is also news that they don’t get proper wages or hazard pays which is I think it is unfair for them. 

We all know that you doubled the wages of the military personnel in the start of your term. I think you should apply that in our medical personnel who are most likely to have the exact amount for them to continue their work and service to the patients as much as they could. I just want you to look out more for the safety of our country than arguing and swearing on public television because for me, I mean for us students we look up to our leaders that are responsible for its citizens. 

So, Mr. President, I am very concerned for the future of our country, especially to our medical personnel’s. You need to listen to your citizens more because they're the ones in the field sighting to the pandemic. Anyways, many projects of yours are a success and I am thankful for implementing and doing some road structures that can help people have easy access especially in driving and to lessen more traffics. But my point is, listening to our opinions is not a crime, hearing our thoughts would not put you in jail, and especially swearing will not make you look strong. We can have peace if you thrived better important things, I guess we will just go around the cycle blaming each other why this country can’t achieve the success.

 

Sincerely yours,

Bryne Megan Ayala

References:

https://www.brookings.edu/research/the-covid-19-hazard-continues-but-the-hazard-pay-does-not-why-americas-frontline-workers-need-a-raise/ 

THE ORIGIN OF ME

    

Confucius said that we have two lives, the second begins when we realize we only have one. It sounds deep, but it’s true, when reality hits you can appreciate the meaning of life. People ask me what life means to me and you know my answer is quite simple, life is like a game, you should enjoy, challenged, find companionship and to feel free or relaxed when you accomplished a level of the game. Life is telling us that we all have a purpose and it will be a triumph if we will succeed.

Life is also having a dream, profession, needs and wants, it is a choice of what we want and not a choice given by the others. I chose to have the best origin of myself, I chose to be friendly, I chose to be betrayed, I chose to succeed but sometimes I fail and it is all right. But the thing that I didn’t choose is to have a broken family, but I am glad that I still have my grandparents that can support me in everything. Being the family’s last hope to give support soon is way too difficult. New challenges excite me, new consequences trigger me, stopping here is not my thing, striving for more is better.

Defining myself is not that easy, being a friend, mutual, and a relative is a blessing that I don’t want to give off. The source of my happiness is also my weakness, I can’t afford to lose someone again. I can compare myself as a pearl, rare and most valuable. It  means ‘great’ and ‘mighty.’ A guy once told me in my dreams that I am a child of light and he's right, those words explain what I am today. Loving, caring, pure, confident, loyal, friendly and a visionary.