Graduate School

SS 211: Social Institutions

AY 2020-2021: Second Semester

Activity 4: Political Institutions

Name:ARVIJOY C. ANDRES Due Date: May 23, 2021

I. Position Paper. Write an is an essay pertaining to the issue below. Your output will
be evaluated with the rubric found below.

1. If you are the president, what issues/problems would you prioritize to solve? How would
you address it?

ANSWER: In a third world country like ours, issues and problems are everywhere and
seems like the only permanent thing in the world that has forever especially now that we
are facing global pandemic. From the very beginning of the pandemic, our country has
faced various problems. One of these is the problem of unemployment. When the
lockdowns were implemented, establishments began to close causing unemployment of
workers. It is for this reason that I want to prioritize the problem of unemployment to be
first addressed or solved if I were the president so that economic activity of the country
will be strengthened and livelihood of the people will be sustained. I’d like to focus on
giving livelihood projects to communities where there was a high rate of displaced
workers. I believe that through this I will be able alleviate hunger that these workers’
family would experience.

2. What can you say about the stand of President Rodrigo Duterte regarding the territorial
dispute between China and Philippines? Elaborate your answer.

"The West Philippine Sea is ours," he said in the televised speech, using the term to assert
Philippine sovereignty in the areas it claims. "But we have to temper the times and the realities we face
today."
"If I send the marines to drive away Chinese fishermen, I guarantee you not one of them will
come home alive," he said. "Even if I send my five new frigates there... they will be wiped out because
there are already guided missiles in that island, and the fastest can reach Manila in seven minutes."
"The avoidance of conflict -- armed conflict and protection of our territorial waters and natural
resources compel us to perform a delicate balancing act," Duterte said.
"There is a time to -- for everything. A time to negotiate and a time to quarrel with your enemy,
with your political opponents, with your wife," he said. "And a time to antagonize and a time to make
peace and a time to go to war, and a time to live and a time to die."

From this statements I quoted from our beloved president, I felt his sincerity and courage in him.
Sincerity that we do not yet have the ability and courage to disclose this truth to the people. My admiration
for him grew with the way he handled things. Obviously thought and used common sense and intense
analysis in such matters. He was careful with his utterances which drew more support and admiration from
me as a fan of him.

Features Expert Accomplished Capable Beginner

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