Janz

  Dear Mr. President,           Greetings, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. I am Janz Andrei P. Rodillas, a student of Ilocos Sur National High School. I would like to tell you about what I feel in the current administration. In early 2016, when the campaign was still ongoing, I was impressed by your resolve against the use of illegal drugs which is killing. At first, I thought that it would work out because drug users would be scared, therefore they will surrender. I was completely convinced by your sweet promises at that time especially after you said that you will erase drug involved people in 6 months.             In the early days of your term as the president, everything was doing well and the “change” that you promised was noticeable. But as time passes, we noticed that you were killing accused or unproved drug users. After shooting those who were not proved to be guilty of using...

          You are the only one who knows yourself best. You must live your life to the fullest and do things that you like and enjoy no matter what other people say because your life is yours to decide. You are free to do what you want, as long as you don’t trample anyone. I am Janz Andrei Pasague Rodillas, a 16 year old boy, and I can consider that I currently live a decent and normal life because our family is still complete. I hope this stays forever, but sadly, it won’t, because there will come a time that I will have my own life and I need to learn to adapt as soon as possible. I already stumbled upon quite a number of hardships in my life, but giving up never crossed my mind. I am always making sure that I never lose motivation to keep myself on track in achieving my dreams and goals.               My mother, Amelita Rodillas, came from Negros Occidental while my father, Benito Ro...