Marcos: Fight vs corruption 'hard, painful' but needed to restore public trust
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Oct. 21, 2025 reiterates his resolve to fight corruption in the government, saying, "it will be hard and sometimes painful" but necessary to restore the trust of the Filipino people. In his speech during the awarding of the 2025 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos in Malacañang, Marcos acknowledged that the current challenges faced by the nation have shaken the public’s trust in government institutions. Addressing the question of whether the government can still be trusted, Marcos pointed to the 10 honorees as living proof of hope and integrity in public service. Among this year’s Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos awardees are four teachers, three soldiers, and three police officers who all brought valuable contributions to the lives of many.
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00:00At the time when our nation faces many challenges that shake our people's trust in our institutions,
00:11your stories once again give us reason to believe in the goodness of our people.
00:17They remind us that integrity and excellence must be at the heart of the work that we all do.
00:24And so we confer these awards at the time when we also confront a difficult question.
00:28One that is not lost on any of us, papagkat at niwalaan ba ang pamahalaan?
00:35And to that I say, look at these men and women.
00:39In their service, you will find your answer.
00:43Because of them, we are reminded that hope is never lost, that integrity lives in our institutions,
00:50that honor still defines what it means to be a Philippine.
00:54Bawat apat na guro, sundano at pulis ay isang tagumpay laban sa katibalihan at pangungutya na sumasalot sa ating bansa.
01:06Kasama po kayo sa aming inspirasyon upang magsumigap na itama ang mga nagkagawin ang mali sa bubanyan.
01:15Patuloy tayo sa pagkilinis ng halay ng panghala upang matiyan na ang bawat opisyal, bawat lingkod bayan ay tarapagdaba sa biwanag ibinibigay sa kanila ng taong bayan.
01:29Hindi madali ang laban na ito.
01:32Marami pa tayong nakaharapin.
01:34Marami pa tayong pagdadaanan.
01:35It will be hard, and sometimes it will be painful, but it will be worth it, because we are fighting for, what we are fighting for is a country that our children will inherit,
01:48that a nation that they can be proud of, that they can be proud to say, I am free.
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