President Marcos said the newly renovated Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) stands as a symbol of the nation’s shared identity and readiness to take its place on the global stage. (Video courtesy of Bongbong Marcos)
00:00Halos 50 taon na ang nakalipas nang itinayo ang Philippine International Convention Center o mas kilala bilang PICC.
00:08At kamakailan lamang ay pinangunahan natin ang muling pagbubukas nito matapos ang kanyang 6-month na renovation.
00:15The idea of building the PICC came up ay nung panahon na papunta rito ang International Monetary Fund.
00:36Pinakita namin kulang ang mga facilities. Kulang tayo sa hotel rooms, kulang tayo sa convention center.
00:43Kaya nung panahon na yun, hindi lamang ang PICC ang itinayo, ngunit maraming maraming hotel pa kailangan natin ipakita that the Philippines has become a modern country, a modern economy.
00:54A little ahead of its time, but it was a very global concept that raised the awareness of Philippine culture, of the Philippine identity.
01:04Itong pag-renovate na ito ay kabilang sa mga paghahanda natin sa chair ship ng ASEAN next year, 2026.
01:16Kaya marami na naman tayong bisita at panauhin na excited ng makita ang ating bansa.
01:24At titiyakin natin na may pagmamalaki naman natin ang Pilipinas na kanilang makikita sa kanilang pagdating.
01:31Naidid tuwan-tuwa, sabi niya, meron pa siya, tinutokso pa kami.
01:47Sino sabi niya, aba, sino ba nagtayo nito?
01:49Hindi siyempre, sasabihin namin, ma'am, ikaw ang naglagay nito.
01:53Aba, sabi niya, maganda, ha?
01:54Bukod sa pagiging entablado para sa mga international event ng bansa,
02:04ang PICC ay tahanan sa mga naglalakihan at nagkagandahang art pieces,
02:10mga painting and sculpture na tinuturing na may national significance sa lamin ng ating bansa.
02:16Ang culture is our shared consciousness.
02:22It is what we share because we are Filipinos.
02:25The art form that we share, that is a Filipino art form.
02:29The way that we do our work, the way that we are with each other,
02:32that culture, that is our shared consciousness.
02:35So it's very, very important for us para malaman natin,
02:38ano ba ang pagka-Pilipino?
02:40Ano ba ang Pilipino?
02:41The culture defines what we are as a people.
02:44And that's why it is so important.
02:46How essential it is to nation building?
02:48If we can define ourselves as one people,
02:51then we can also define the needs of that people
02:54and be willing to work together to bring us to the point
02:58where we have satisfied the needs of our people.
03:01Ganyang kahalaga ang kultura.
03:06Nakakatuwa na makita na maganda na naman ang PICC.
03:09Dahil napuntahan ko yan, hindi na malinis, hindi na maayos,
03:13hindi na maganda yung mga painting, hindi na linilinis.
03:16Ngayon naayos lahat yan.
03:17Kaya nakakatuwa makita parang bago.
03:26Yan ang kalidad ng infrastruktura na dapat matatag, tumatagal.
03:31Pinoo ng may pagtanaw sa kinabukasan.
03:34May malalim na layunin at hangarin,
03:36hindi pansarili, kundi para sa ating batsa.
03:39Nagbubukplod ng tao at hindi lugar ng hitwahan.
03:43Kusaling sumasalamin sa ating pagkapilipino sa napakaraming paraan.
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