FRANCISCO S. TATAD
FRANCISCO S. TATAD

ON the eve of President Rodrigo Duterte’s July 23rd state of the nation address (SONA) a young man came to me and said, “I find it hard to imagine that our nation could still survive another year of this.” In this one line he was able to convey his anger, his disgust, his boredom, his weariness, his languor, his frustration, his desire for something more relevant and meaningful. He spoke with the knowledge and conviction that he was talking not just for himself, but for so many others.

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