Leading the Philippines’ commemoration of its one hundred and twenty fifth Independence Day, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ensured to handle the “un-freedoms” within the society, together with poverty and inequality.
Marcos mentioned this throughout the Independence Day ceremony held on the Quirino Grandstand on Monday.
He admitted that at current, there are nonetheless “manifold un-freedoms prevailing in the society that stand in the way of human development.”
“These are the corrosive political and social conditions that make the nation not as free as we would like to profess and to believe, such as poverty, inadequate economic opportunities, disabling rather than enabling living conditions, inequality and apathy,” Marcos mentioned in his speech.
“We will strive to remove the un-freedoms, we will aim to feed the hungry, free the bound, and banish the poverty,” he added.
Marcos mentioned his administration would implement sensible insurance policies, together with the Philippine Development Plan, to handle the ills within the society.
“I will be with you on that long and uphill road to achieve our dream of freedom, freedom from hunger, freedom from neglect, freedom from fear,” Marcos mentioned.
Meanwhile, he mentioned “it is appropriate to pause, to reflect, on how far we have come from that profound transformative event in our history.”
“The heroes of our liberation would be proud to know that we have thrown off the ominous yolk of domination. Never again to be subservient to any external force that directs or determines our destiny,” Marcos mentioned.
This is the primary time that Marcos graced the commemoration of the Independence Day because the nation’s president. He additionally led the flag elevating ceremony and wreath-laying on the Rizal Monument.
During the wreath-laying, the President was accompanied by Emmanuel Calairo, chairman of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, and Armed Forces chief General Andres Centino.
Assert liberty
In his separate message, Marcos mentioned the historic day confirmed what our forebears have religiously saved of their hearts, which is that “we are the inheritors of the glorious heroism and nobility that our ancestors have demonstrated throughout our long and storied history.”
“The flag, national march, and proclamation in writing affirmed to them the victory that was brought forth by battles won and sacrifices made, which gave the mighty filipinos the guidance and confidence to move forward united,” Marcos mentioned.
He mentioned that with new oppressors and challenges being confronted by the nation, “our people remained defiant, affirming that it is in our core to defend what is ours.”
“And with all that this occasion symbolizes and entails, we understand beffer now that liberty will not flourish on its own; freedom will not materialize unless it in declared boldly, believed sincerely, and demonstrated passionately,” Marcos mentioned.
He challenged Filipinos to at all times assert freedom.
“For this, I challenge each of us: On the 125th year since the declaration of our freedom, let us assert our liberty day by day. In everything we do, let us pursue excellence and integrity with the knowledge that we are living out the visions our predecessors held on to and the comfort they toiled for,” Marcos mentioned.
Last month, the President authorized the creation of an inter-agency committee for the commemoration of the one hundred and twenty fifth anniversary of Philippine independence and nationhood.
The order acknowledged that the Philippines would commemorate the one hundred and twenty fifth anniversary of Philippine independence from 2023 to 2026 to “give focus on the freedom that our forebearers struggled for towards that they dreamed for the country and the history that we seek to remember and honor them with.” — RSJ, GMA Integrated News
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