If the government is a joke, then why are the Filipinos the ones being laughed at? Today, the country is struggling under rising prices, with inflation reaching around 5.6% to 6.4%. With this, every worker’s salary feels smaller, and the weight they carry becomes heavier. All of these are because of the repeated mistakes of the government to serve and to take real action.

Everyday survival has turned into a quiet battle that most Filipinos are forced to fight alone. According to ABS CBN News, former jeepney driver Diones is now sleeping on the streets after being forced to stop operating when diesel prices hit P100 per liter. He now earns a living carrying passengers' luggage at the Cubao bus terminal just to afford food. Inflation affects our daily living.

Everyday expenses are getting heavier. Fuel prices and electricity rates keep rising, and soon even basic goods will follow. In the end, it's always the ordinary Filipinos who suffer the most.

What makes the situation worse is not just the crisis itself but also the silence and slow response of those in power. Every time a problem arises, it feels as if it is their first time facing it—no urgency, no preparedness, only press conferences filled with repeated explanations and empty promises. Instead of solutions, the public is given words that lead nowhere.

How long are we going to keep repeating the cycle?

The real joke is not in the government’s failures, but in who is forced to suffer because of them. Jeepney drivers are still out there trying to earn, even with the fuel price hike. Farmers continue to lose everything to forces they never had control over. Ordinary people show up every day just to make ends meet. They carry the weight of a broken system while the ones in power carry nothing at all. This is now a cycle, and Filipinos are all just expected to endure it, again.

Filipinos should not be the ones being laughed at in a system that is meant to serve them. The public continues to struggle under poor leadership and rising costs. Filipinos deserve more than empty promises. They deserve real solutions. It is time to stop the stigma and let go of blind loyalty. Politicians are not celebrities; they are public servants who must be held accountable for their actions. Real change begins when people choose to demand better.

If the government is a joke, then Filipinos have been turned into the punchline for far too long. Instead of those in power being held accountable, it is the ordinary Filipinos who continue to suffer, carrying the heavy weight they never caused. The power to change the government is in your hands. Choose wisely, vote wisely!

The Frontman