00:00Dear journalists and communicators from Colombia and the rest of the world
00:07who are in Cali today to cover tomorrow's presidential inauguration.
00:13which marks a historic moment, the beginning of a new order, the Miracle Homeland
00:22a presidency of the Republic that will be carried out from the regions
00:28for the people
00:30a president who comes to power without the support of traditional parties
00:37of the establishment, of the large economic groups
00:41Here I am, thanks to the fervor of the Colombian people and the blessing of God.
00:48precisely to do what is best for the most humble
00:54to the most vulnerable, to the weakest
00:58This will be a government that will be in the regions solving problems
01:04Because that's the kind of politics I like.
01:07the policy of social works, of investment
01:11The policy that transforms a child's life through education
01:16and to the entrepreneur through opportunities
01:19a policy that does not abandon single mothers
01:22The one that is always there attending to security and recovering the territory
01:28to take it away from the violent ones who have our country under siege
01:34and in all that work, in all that activity
01:39You, the media, perform a fundamental task
01:44precisely through those media outlets that you represent
01:48That's how people find out what's happening.
01:52and may conclude that the government is doing
01:57what you have to do
02:00When there is social responsibility, when there is commitment, when there is patriotism
02:04so that the work of journalism in a society is fundamental
02:09Therefore, that journalistic freedom, that freedom of opinion
02:15That freedom of the press must always be safeguarded.
02:18because it is a constitutional guarantee
02:21I will always defend freedom of expression
02:27I will defend freedom of the press
02:31Of course, that journalistic activity must be linked to the truth.
02:38to the truth, to the veracity of the facts
02:40Because that is true journalism.
02:43the one who recounts what happens with adherence to the truth
02:47The other thing is not journalism
02:50Nor is politics that which is limited to attack.
02:55to offense, to infamy, to the daily brawl
03:00Great politics is measured in liters of water
03:03for kilometers of road
03:06for health coverage, for opportunities
03:10for the most vulnerable
03:13and by the presence of the State in all territories
03:17I reiterate to all of you, esteemed journalists
03:21My deepest gratitude and appreciation.
03:25for the work they do every day
03:28and for covering this grand event
03:31which undoubtedly sets a new course for the nation
03:36the miracle homeland
03:38Today more than ever I am
03:40Stand firm for press freedom
03:43and steadfast for the homeland
