22/05/2026
Dear Government,
Do you still care about us Filipinos?
Because from where ordinary citizens stand, it feels like the Filipino people are becoming background noise in their own country.
The peso continues to weaken, even breaching the ₱60 to ₱61 level against the dollar. Every time the peso falls, the lives of millions sink with it.
Rice gets more expensive. Vegetables get more expensive. Meat, fish, milk, coffee, sugar… everything climbs like it’s in a race against the suffering of the people.
Electricity bills keep rising. Meralco itself admitted recent increases were driven partly by peso depreciation and higher generation costs.
Families are budgeting electricity like medicine.
Parents are skipping meals just to pay bills.
Workers are surviving, not living.
Meanwhile, many Filipinos are saying the streets feel unsafe again.
Open drug pushing.
More theft.
More violence.
More fear.
And while the people cry out for relief, what do they see from their leaders?
Political wars.
Power games.
Senate arithmetic.
Impeachment drama.
Term extension talks.
Endless noise from people already living comfortably while ordinary Filipinos drown silently in inflation and uncertainty.
Dear Government,
The Filipino people do not wake up every morning thinking about political demolition jobs.
They wake up asking:
“Paano pagkakasyahin ang sweldo?”
“Paano makakabayad ng kuryente?”
“Paano makakain nang maayos ang pamilya?”
“May kinabukasan pa ba dito?”
We are not asking for perfection.
We are asking for priorities.
Prioritize food security.
Prioritize jobs.
Prioritize lower electricity costs.
Prioritize peace and public safety.
Prioritize wages that can actually sustain life.
Prioritize the Filipino people before political ambition.
Because a government that becomes too consumed with political survival slowly loses touch with the survival of its citizens.
And history has a cruel way of remembering leaders who ignored the cries of their people while fighting over power inside air-conditioned halls.
The Filipino is patient.
But even the strongest bamboo bends only so far before it cracks.
Respectfully,
A Concerned Filipino Citizen
