{"id":18307,"date":"2026-04-12T12:05:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T12:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theboholtimes.com\/?p=18307"},"modified":"2026-04-12T12:08:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T12:08:53","slug":"pray-then-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theboholtimes.com\/?p=18307","title":{"rendered":"<i>Pray then Act<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/theboholtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fromwhereIstand4-1024x465.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13134\" style=\"width:840px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theboholtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fromwhereIstand4-1024x465.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theboholtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fromwhereIstand4-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theboholtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fromwhereIstand4-768x349.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theboholtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fromwhereIstand4-1536x698.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/theboholtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fromwhereIstand4-1170x532.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/theboholtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fromwhereIstand4.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I CAME across a daily online journal news which was headlined:&nbsp; &nbsp;PRAY THAT THE WORLD WILL SURVIVE \u2018TRUMP-26\u2019 &#8211; LACSON<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the news article, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo \u201cPing\u201d M. Lacson said on Wednesday that Filipinos continue to face economic difficulties due to the conflict in the Middle East, which he said is due in large part to Trump\u2019s \u201cwhimsical arrogance in treating even the US\u2019 long time allies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was something about that headline that lingered a little longer than expected\u2014maybe because it felt so close to home. A public official telling people to pray their way through another global storm isn\u2019t new to us. It\u2019s something we\u2019ve heard before, in different forms, during different crises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Sen. Panfilo Lacson said, \u201cPray that the world will survive Trump-26,\u201d it didn\u2019t sound dramatic\u2014it sounded familiar. It echoed that quiet, uneasy feeling many of us carry: that things happening far away can still find their way into our kitchens, our commutes, our daily budgets. The mention of COVID-19 hit a nerve. We remember those days. The silence of empty streets. The fear of the unknown. The constant adjusting, the waiting, the hoping. And yes, we prayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because in moments like that, prayer feels like the only thing we can hold onto. It gives comfort. It gives people something steady when everything else feels uncertain. But if we\u2019re being honest\u2014it was never enough on its own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We got through those years not just because we hoped, but because people acted. Frontliners showed up. Communities helped each other survive. Systems\u2014however imperfect\u2014had to move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are not strangers to hardship. As Filipinos, we\u2019ve learned how to endure almost by instinct. We\u2019ve lived through storms, both literal and political. We\u2019ve learned how to stretch what we have, how to rebuild, how to keep going even when things don\u2019t feel okay. But endurance comes at a cost. And it shouldn\u2019t always be the people who pay for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s happening now\u2014tensions involving figures like Donald Trump and conflicts in the Middle East\u2014might seem distant, but their effects are anything but. You feel it when fuel prices go up again. When groceries quietly become more expensive. When small businesses start doing the math a little more carefully, wondering how long they can keep going. These are everyday struggles. Real ones. This is where leadership matters most\u2014not in repeating what people already feel, but in doing something about it before things get worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The national government\u2014and just as importantly, local governments like the Negros Oriental Provincial Government and the Dumaguete City Government\u2014can\u2019t afford to just react anymore. Waiting for a crisis to hit before responding is a cycle we already know too well. It\u2019s exhausting. And it leaves people constantly catching up just to survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What people need is a sense that someone is thinking ahead for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That looks like making sure basic goods remain accessible even when global markets fluctuate. It means supporting local food systems so communities aren\u2019t always at the mercy of outside supply chains. It means preparing transport and energy solutions before rising oil prices hit the hardest. It means having plans in place\u2014not just announcements\u2014when things start to shift. And just as important, it means talking to people clearly. Honestly. Regularly. Because people can handle hard truths\u2014but not silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the ground, in places like Negros Oriental and Dumaguete, this becomes even more real. This is where governance isn\u2019t abstract\u2014it\u2019s personal. It\u2019s the difference between a family getting support in time or not. 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