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Letter of His Excellency BENIGNO S. AQUINO III 
President of the Philippines 

 In response to the Facebook note, “Mr. President, Something In You Has To Die”

Hello, Reyn. This is your President.

First of all, thank you for your note on Facebook. Such insights from concerned citizens are vital in a maturing democracy such as ours, where all avenues and technologies should be explored in order to raise the level of public discourse.  However, thoughts expressed in such sites, which can sometimes be incendiary, spread easily without the necessary validation. This is why I felt the need to respond to your letter.

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 I am not satisfied. We are not after your projects sir, we are not after the money you’ll be able to give to this country. We are after your actions, your reaction plan, your solutions. The tragedy was out of plan, thus exercising your capability of handling a crisis. Do not run away from the problem and sugarcoat it with money, jobs and more money. I am not satisfied.