The thing we severely lack, as a people, as a nation, is accountability. Rarely do we hold our politicians accountable to us, and they dont hold themselves accountable to us either. Case in point, our president re the reinstatement of chief Marcos:

"I do not have to explain to you, the whole Republic of the Philippines and the critics, why I made the order for him just to sit down and do not remove him," he added. http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/591317/news/nation/duterte-i-don-t-need-to-explain-why-i-kept-cidg-8-chief-marcos)

Im not disregarding those who actually demand accountability (there are lots, especially now) but as a nation talaga, hindi instilled na kailangan itong idemand from our politicians, and hindi instilled sa politicians na accountable sila sa atin. HINDI NATIN UTANG NA LOOB SA KANILA ANG TRABAHO NILA OKAY. And this is why corruption remains rampant, and also why im terrified of the du30 presidency: with his blatant disregard for accountability, we're just inching closer and closer to a dictatorship.