President for Hire 2028: A Call for Courage, Clarity, and Country 
What if the presidency wasn’t just a prize to be won, but a responsibility to be earned, in public view, with the people watching?
We propose a bold initiative: President for Hire 2028 — a national program that urges the sitting President to help spotlight and scrutinize potential successors. Not to endorse, but to challenge. Not to anoint, but to illuminate.
Why now?
- Because the stakes are too high for silence. Because corruption is no longer whispered—it’s livestreamed.
- Because the P700-billion flood control scandal has shaken public trust, with whistleblowers revealing systemic corruption in DPWH projects. As typhoons grow deadlier, Filipinos are left drowning—literally and politically.
- Because another Duterte comeback looms, cloaked in nostalgia but steeped in destabilization.
- Because we’ve seen what happens when leaders enable foreign interests over Filipino futures.
We cannot afford another presidency built on pro-China appeasement, institutional erosion, and performative populism. We need a process that forces clarity, demands accountability, and puts the people back in the center of the conversation.
What would “President for Hire 2028” look like?
- A national platform where aspiring presidential candidates undergo public vetting—not just by journalists or donors, but by everyday Filipinos.
- Live forums and town halls moderated by the sitting President, where candidates respond to real questions about corruption, sovereignty, climate, education, and digital disinformation.
- Transparent criteria for participation: track record, platform, integrity—not dynasty, drama, or dance numbers.
- A civic reboot that re-engages voters who’ve tuned out, especially those without time or access to follow every headline or algorithm.
This isn’t about partisanship. It’s about patriotism.
We urge the President: don’t just finish your term, shape the future. Use your final years not to protect your legacy, but to protect the Republic. Invite scrutiny, invite debate, invite the next generation of leaders to prove themselves—not in backrooms, but in broad daylight.
Let’s make 2028 the year we hire a president, not inherit one.