Marcos hopes next admins continue his structural reforms

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is hoping that the next administrations will build on the structural reforms initiated under his leadership. 

In an episode of the BBM Podcast aired Thursday, Marcos expressed hope that his reforms would be institutionalized for the public's benefit.

“My hope and the reason the structural change is important is because kahit wala na ako rito, sana ‘yung mga pagbabagong nasimulan namin o na tumatakbo na, magtuloy-tuloy na para hindi na matanggal,” Marcos said. 

(Even if I’m no longer here, the changes I’ve started should continue.) 

“Do it (structural change) in such a way that it will continue, it will even get better, especially if we choose our presidents well,” he added. 

Marcos stressed that the current situation “is a different, different world” and present leaders do not do things in a similar way like what past leaders were doing, like in the 1970s or 1980s. 

He admitted that he is spending hours each day brainstorming with his advisers, exploring out-of-the-box ideas to serve the public in a better way. 

“Every day, we spend hours with my advisers thinking, think out of the box. Stop thinking the same old way. It doesn't work anymore,” Marcos said.

When asked if there was anything he would have done differently from the decisions made by his father, late President Ferdinand Marcos Sr., the younger Marcos said he learned many lessons from him that he still applies with his work today.

He also emphasized that with his line of duty, he needs to make sacrifices. 

“I think the basic thing that I learned from my father is don't stop. If you believe in something that you are doing for the country, for your people, do not stop,” Marcos said. 

“You will have to sacrifice. Ganyan talaga ang trabaho. (That’s the nature of the job) You will have to sacrifice. Masasaktan ka. You will have to make sacrifices, but don’t stop. You will fail. You have to stand up again. Don’t stop,” Marcos said. —VAL, GMA Integrated News