First, that we must be RESPONSIBLE for ourselves, for our fellow Filipinos, and for our country. We must change our attitudes, and transform ourselves to become horizon-chasers with duty,dignity, and determination.
Second, that we can REINVENT GOVERNMENT to faithfully perform its prime duty to serve and protect the people;
Third, that we can fortify LAW AND ORDER through self-discipline, vigilance, and respect for the rule of law;
Fourth, that we can build a STRONG AND GROWING ECONOMY if we all work, save, and invest in order to prosper;
Fifth, that we must prioritize EDUCATION as the key to national development to compete and lead in the new global economy;
Sixth, that we must provide adequate access to HEALTH CARE for all our people, especially the needy;
Seventh, that we must create JOBS for our people, so that they will not need to seek their fortunes abroad, butrather devote their talents directly to their country and their families;
Eighth, that we must assist our people in securing decent HOMES to live in and LAND to work and build on, so they can be dignified andproductive citizens;
Ninth, that we must strengthen and reinforce the FAMILY as the foundation of our nation to develop godly values andvirtues in individuals and build solid character; and
Tenth, that we must protect andpreserve the ENVIRONMENT for our posterity.
Rizal died in Bagumbayan.
Before him Gomez, Burgos and Zamora
And before them, Sulayman.
Bagumbayan, the new country,
Rizal never saw it but he meant for us to see it and to build it.
And if it is to be, it must be up to us.
But have we changed our attitudes about ourselves and our country?
Or are we still mired in our envies and insecurities?
Bagumbayan is not a place,
It is an attitude. It is us.
We must define and draw a picture of
what we must be.
We must learn from Rizal.
As we step out of these halls,
We are now above the walls of oppression of our colonial past.
The walls of victimization no longer exist.
No more walls to block our vision of our great future.
It is time to become horizon chasers once again,
To have faith in ourselves and in our fellow Filipinos.
It is time for action, change and solidarity.
Let us be worthy of Rizal and our new country.
Let us create a society that is enabled, ennobled and free.
Let us build our Bagumbayan around our hearts around our souls.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse varius enim in eros elementum tristique. Duis cursus, mi quis viverra ornare, eros dolor interdum nulla, ut commodo diam libero vitae erat. Aenean faucibus nibh et justo cursus id rutrum lorem imperdiet. Nunc ut sem vitae risus tristique posuere.
