and now, a coup d' etat

What is wrong with this country? Every now and then, there are people who try so hard to bring down the government. What is their problem? I do know where they are coming from. I know how it feels to be in a country with a government which seems to be doing nothing. But if you take a closer look, the government is trying to do something. The president is trying to uplift the economy and govern the country the best she could. Right now, I don't think we need a coup d' etat. There are more things to worry about and having a coup d' etat is not a good way to help the country.

Shame on you all you officers who are trying to bring down the government. You are all saying that you are doing this for the country, that this is for the better. But no, what you are doing is for the worse. You want change? Of course you do. But it isn't only you who want change. We too want change. But I strongly believe that what you are doing now will not bring you any closer to your goals of change. You are all selfish. If you love the country and if you want to do things for the betterment of the country, then stop thinking of yourselves, even for once, and start thinking of what will be good for the people of this country. Do you all know what I think of you right now? I think that you are the most selfish, power-hungry people on earth. Why can't you, even for once, support the government? I think that the reason why this country does not progress is also because of people like you who try to bring down what the government tries to do to make the country better. I know, we all know, that not everything that the government or the president does is favorable to all of us but should we stay this way? We keep on complaining about a lot of things but are we doing something? Are you doing something which will be good for all? No, you are not! You are worsening the situation! Think of what will happen to the country; think of what damages you are doing. We all want change and to attain this change, we must start within us. What you are doing right now makes no sense at all. You are all being driven by your angst, not thinking of what's best for our country. We cannot change the government nor can we change the country overnight with a coup d' etat. Think about it, stop the mutiny and let's have peace. We need unity, not diversity.

To the government and the president, no I am not siding with you. Honestly, I am disappointed in you too. I think that these people who are in the mutiny are there also because of you. Yes, we could see how you've been working so hard to attain your goal of economic development. Yes, you are working so hard and we are not blind for us not to see that. It's just that there is something lacking in the way you lead and govern the country. Madame president, you are forgetting that the country needs to be unified. The reason why we cannot move on to progression is because of our lack of unity. The Filipino people have always been divided and you are not doing anything to make us one. You cannot run the government alone. You must remember that without the people, you have no one to govern to. You need to make us unified. You need start now.

To the Filipino people, I am very much disappointed with all of you. Look at what we have done. Is this what we want? We keep on taking sides: the administration or the opposition. What does division do to us? As I have said, we need to be one. We cannot deny the fact that we do want change but for us to make that change, we must have one goal and we must reach them all together. The government cannot do this alone. It needs us. The problem with us is that we were never happy with the leaders that we have. We would always find something wrong with our leaders. The government was never good for us. And when, when will it ever be good for us? There is no such thing as a perfect leader but we can help our leader become a good one. Why do we always bring down the person who is on top? Why do we always try to bring our leaders down? Do you even know how hard it is to lead? Look at us, we've been saying how our leader does this and that and does not deserve her position but take a good look at the mirror. By what we have been doing, do we think that we have the qualities of being a leader? Shame on us. The future is also in our hands. We are the key to make the country, the Philippines, the country we dream for it to be.

To my country, the Philippines, I am saying sorry. Sorry for what we have been doing to you. We should have done more things to please you than displease you. We should have been thinking of what's good for you than what's good for our own selves. Sorry for being too slefish. Personally, I would want to say sorry because I can't do anything. I cannot help in a big way as much as I want to. I can only help you in my little ways. But yes, no matter what happens, I am still proud of you.