I don't deserve this government!

It took sometime before I could really feel my government was working for me and that my taxes weren't being squandered by the selfish and the greedy. From Marcos to Arroyo, I think I didn't prosper much bec I was too preoccupied with getting pissed off by my government. PNoy's was a dream. Despite the many problems it needed to face, it made me feel that I was working for a society and country that deserved all my love and concern. It was PNoy's admin wc inspired me to seek government employment despite being quite comfortable as a tenured faculty in a private university. It was time to give back. PNoy and his people (save for a few bad eggs) gave their all for good governance. PNoy gave hope and pride which were missing in many of us for decades. 

Then Duterte happened.

I have no regrets transferring to the public school but this present regime is making me feel abused and deprived again. I would have accepted the fact that delays are norm in the public school system, may it be in documents or in remuneration but what makes things hard for me to go thru day in day out is our leader's utter disregard for the importance of good influence, role models and the high level of appreciation for the pursuit of truth and knowledge which our society needs in order to prosper. This government is so blatant in its insults for the trustworthy, the sincere and the properly educated. Many appointees of Duterte are walking insults to members of society who are consistent in their uprightness and perseverance not to mention their thirst for wisdom. This government gave power to men and women who possess qualities exactly the opposite of what are often aspired. 

Duterte hated school and is disgusted with knowledge thru education. He belittles the scholarly and the scientific and decides on things out of sheer impulse and caprice. He rewards the liar, the fake, the greedy and the crass. For one who has given much premium on education and has devoted many years helping educate the young, how can I feel inspired by the rottenness and shallowness his regime seems to espouse? 

I love my job. I will go on teaching till my retirement but God grant me the resolve to continue on despite the grim atmosphere this government has set for me, our youth and our country as a whole. It's just too tiring at times. I don't, we don't deserve this government.