Are you sure you want to vote for Duterte?

Are you sure you want to vote for Duterte?

For those of you who are are shouting for Duterte to be president, I urge you to re-consider. Think it over 10 times. Then 10 times more.

I'm not insulting your intelligence, or mocking your decision. I just want you to be sure it's really what you want. I see a lot of citizens calling out for Duterte, for change. But it's not Duterte alone, who will change this nation. The big part will fall on us, the citizens.

I moved to Davao over a year ago and it's different here. I follow a 40kph speed limit in most of the places I go, even 30kph when I go into the city center. Smoking really is limited to designated smoking area. Imagine having to walk not just out to the street, but all the way to the corner to get to the smoking area while your beer starts to get cold on the table in the club. When we go out to drink, we're done by 11 or 12 because no one is serving beer anymore. And yes, you can buy beer at the stores, but only until 1am. It's not Duterte who's going to change this nation, it's you. Are you willing to change yourself to change the nation?

You want Duterte because you want change. And there will be changes. Are you ready for those changes? Once the law starts to apply to you, will you still be wanting those changes. My greatest fear is if Duterte becomes president and the law starts to apply to you, will you embrace it or will you be joining the next EDSA revolution?

If you are going to vote for Duterte, please be sure that you can make the change. Be sure that you really want this change.

And if you really do want this change, and you're will to make the change, then go and vote for Duterte... And let's make this nation great again!

(But regardless of who wins, let's still try to make the nation great again. On our own.)