00:00So we are happy, we are very very happy that I am amongst kindred spirits when I
00:07come here and from those kindred spirits those this this overwhelming it's
00:13inspiring expression of support from all the provinces in the Visayas at all
00:20levels in those provinces. Thank you very much for that and it is something that I
00:26will carry in my heart to my dying day and it is fine it's fine that we do it
00:32all here today in Cebu solidified by our collective role as partners in service
00:37to the Filipino people. So I appreciate your expressions of appreciation and
00:43your trust your confidence and support to this administration. Public service
00:48becomes fulfilling when we join we are joined by like-minded public servants
00:53each of us committed to the noble goal of building a more reliable a more
00:58efficient a more compassionate government. The administration's
01:02development plans are ambitious but I'm confident that with your leadership
01:06coupled with our strong collaboration we will transform these plans into reality.
01:12It cannot be discounted that disagreements and contradicting views
01:16are inevitable but let's be reminded that our shared commitment is to the
01:21greater good and that must be our unifying force. Ladies and gentlemen our
01:27people cannot afford to wait for the benefits of economic growth to trickle
01:31down and to translate into improved services modern infrastructure and
01:37better livelihood. We must take the initiative so that that distribution of
01:44wealth is is has a mechanism because without such a mechanism there is no
01:51such thing as trickle down and the economists amongst us have I've seen
01:56this in the past where the theory was that if some if big corporations are
02:04wealthy that wealth will trickle down. Well it will only do so with the
02:10initiatives that are brought in by our local government officials and our
02:16public servants. It does not happen by itself it happens because you all make
02:21it happen. We must not waste precious time to deliver the reforms that people
02:26need. Let's not be distracted by issues that will only deter our work and affect
02:31the people who are counting on us. Our effectivity as elected public officials
02:36is defined by how we remain true to our mandate to serve to lead and empower our
02:44fellow Filipinos. Let us remember that the true essence of our democracy
02:48unfolds not just in the casting of the ballot but in the everyday actions and
02:53decisions that we make as lawmakers and policy implementers in the service of
02:58the public.
03:14We cannot stress this enough but let us always let us always serve with
03:31integrity with responsibility and passion in our hearts. I know that if we
03:36are guided by the highest ideals of good governance we can never go astray.
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