FOR a 98 percent predominantly Catholic country, we seem to be at odds with the current leadership just because some do not like him physically, detest his presidential style and speech, wardrobe, demeanor and what have you. Some would pray to high heavens that he passes away on the whiff of a story, rumor, innuendo about his temporary inability to face the public for a nationwide address that is ill-prepared and badly edited. Or that he fails in handling a once-in-a-lifetime curve ball which is Covid-19.

And yet, we are all in the same boat, cheering our country and others actually doing our share for nation building. Despite and in spite of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (PRRD), there are Filipinos who believe in this country and carry the burden of trying to find that collaborative space to help out. Those who are willing to do so risk being called diehard Duterte supporters, bayaran (mercenaries), may resibo (favor seekers), higop (parasites), sipsip (bootlickers) and the like. No one cares about nation and being Filipino. The shades of various lenses are whether one is pro- or anti-Duterte.

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