Change
is happening
By The
Builder’s Block
It was almost midnight when all of
our neighbor’s household lights were turned off. I was still wide awake and
alone in the living room when all I could hear is the ticking of the clock. I
needed a buddy to accompany me while I was still studying back then, so I decided
to turn on our television set without any hesitation. Audio came in first
before the visuals, and I immediately recognized Ted Failon’s voice in his show
Failon Ngayon, talking about
thousands of self-confessed drug users and pushers who surrendered themselves
to the authorities by signing a document that they intend to reform without
being forced to do so.
Hearing
that phenomenal thing was alarming in a way that there are thousands of people
who surrendered. Knowing that we still don’t have enough facilities for it, how
can our government cater them? And, what is the government’s plan when it comes
to changing their lives? These are our concerns that the government should
prioritize.
As
what I heard during the well-calibrated inaugural speech of Rodrigo “Digong”
Duterte on June 30, he said, “There are
many amongst us who advance the assessment that the problems that bedevil our
country today with need to be addressed with urgency, are corruption both in
high and low echelons of government, criminality in streets and rampant sale of
illegal drug in all strata of Philippine society and the breakdown of law and
order.”
I
think that our newly president’s speech in cracking down illegal drug
activities, is the reason why there is an incremental increase of numbers of people
who choose to surrender. This may sound ridiculous but it’s halfway true. Thousands
of people surrendering every day is not a joke anyway. This is a great
responsibility that the government needs to prioritize.
I
am not against Duterte’s plans for change. Everybody loves to have change,
because it is a good start for the betterment of our country. But the
government should first strengthen its foundation before implementing whatever
is needed to be implemented in order to have a strong post to start. There
should be a good quality of service and an enough allocation of funds not just
for food and health but also for the facilities, especially rehabilitation
centers that the Peace and Order section needs. Also, the government should
create some programs for those who have undergone rehab so that they will no
longer be tempted in doing illegal activities again and will be more focus on
improving their own lives into a better one instead.
Well,
I hope that all of those aforementioned suggestions will be given attention by
the government. But, it is up to our president on how will he cater the
concerns of his people.
Looking
through the result from the hard-strive implementation of Duterte’s rules,
thousands of drug users and pushers who chose to surrender can be considered as
a one-of-a-kind-nation-journey experience. Hopefully, this move is a sign of a
good quality of change that will happen in our country for the upcoming six
years of service of Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte in the government.
So,
let’s adapt to changes for it is happening-NOW!
