I don’t know if you’re familiar with Philippine politics but last May, the people elected the son of our infamous dictator. And it’s not just winning by a hair. It was a massive 2 to 1 landslide with the second place candidate.
It wasn’t supposed to happen but it did. I’ll no longer explain why or how. It makes me angry just thinking about it. All I know is that the Philippines is in a precarious position over the next 6 years and beyond. The elected president is incompetent with their family having a history of corruption and human rights violations. On top of this, half of Filipinos support them. Thus, I don’t feel confident in my country. I don’t feel comfortable and I no longer feel safe. I’m also not getting any younger so fuck it! I’m going to be one of those Filipinos that gave up on their…
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Neil Mark Corre 