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+his (as o"r sit"ation in the ast) +o dream (as an abs"rdity. /e hada senseless b"rea"cracy; added contracts had become the norm;and corr" tion (as endemic to the system. /e (ere kno(n as the0Sick Man of sia.1 +he economy (as (eak; ind"stry (as s arse. /e

failed to &ain the confidence of in#estors. +he res"lt) #ery fe( jobs(ere created. /e fo"nd a eo le de ri#ed of ho e. Many of "s hadalready &i#en " ' and (ere forced to take their chances in other co"ntries. /ith heads bo(ed' (e had come to acce t that (e (o"ldne#er be able to rely on o"r &o#ernment or o"r society.

+he Phili ines sank dee into des air beca"se of dirty olitics.,"r tr"st in each other disa eared; the confidence of the (orld in thePhili ines ebbed' and (orst of all) (e lost faith in o"rsel#es.

2t (as at this j"nct"re that (e be&an o"r jo"rney on the strai&ht andri&hteo"s ath.

s the father of o"r nation' on my sho"lders rest not only the roblemsthat (e inherited and the roblems that arise today3it is also my d"tyto re are for the f"t"re. t e#ery moment' 2 m"st be mindf"l of theconcerns and ers ecti#es of all. +hink abo"t it this (ay) it is as if yo"are (atchin& t(o h"ndred +V channels at the same time. 4o" need to

"nderstand not j"st (hat is "nfoldin& before yo"3yo" also need tokno( (hat ha ened before' and (here it co"ld all lead. $onf"sion isnot an o tion' and yo" m"st ha#e a res onse for e#ery 5"estion's"&&estion' and criticism3and yo" m"st ha#e all the ans(ers e#enbefore the 5"estions are asked. +his is not an easy job' and 2 am onlyh"man' one (ho at times is also ca able of feelin& a rehension.

2n s ite of this' my resol#e is firm beca"se my rimary &oal is clear) +oret"rn &o#ernment to its ri&htf"l mandate3to ser#e the Fili ino eo leal(ays. 6 la"se7

2s it not tr"e that (e ha#e a sayin&) *i#e a man a fish and yo" feedhim for a day. +each a man to fish and yo" feed him for a lifetime. ne8am le of this is the +echnical 9d"cation and Skills De#elo ment

"thority :+9SD . +he Disb"rsement cceleration Pro&ramcontrib"ted s +rainin& for /ork Scholarshi

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Pro&ram. +his amo"nt enabled the &rad"ation of ??@'=

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family couldnt a-ord to put all of us throu h school, so Ineeded to nd a way to support myself, so I could raduate.

!he most important thin Ive learned is to have the

con dence to interact with other people. /hen people seethat you have a disability, they usually wont be able to see past it, to your abilities. "o you need to trust yourself.

If !E"#$ wasnt there to help me, I probably wouldnt bewhere I am now. *ur way of livin now is much better thanhow we lived back then.

GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

#ranslated trans ri t of #esti onial of Jonnalyn Na3arossa, #!S&A 5ene: iary

!E"#$ helped me nish my studies, nd a 0ob, and support my family.

I am Jonnalyn 1avarossa, !echnical !rainer at !oyota Motor )hilippines. I raduated top of (atch 2 of automotiveservicin trainin class at !E"#$ 3e ion 4. I chose to study automotive servicin because Ive always dreamed of bein amechanical en ineer. In order for me to both earn a livinand save up, I enrolled at !E"#$.

/ere used to thinkin that bein an auto mechanic is amans 0ob. (ut Ive proven that as lon you work hard, aslon as youre determined, we can ensure 5uality products.!E"#$ tau ht me the value of ood, clean, and 5uality work.

1ow, Im more con dent in myself. $nd its much easier todream bi er.

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/e la"nched the 98 anded $onditional $ash +ransfer Pro&ram inJ"ne of ?E< ' (ith a b"d&et of

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&o#ernment (ill also s" ort the beneficiaries "ntil they are < yearsold. Some (ill ask' 0/hyH1 ccordin& to a st"dy cond"cted by thePhili ine 2nstit"te for De#elo ment St"dies' a hi&h school &rad"ateearns E ercent more than someone (ho (as only able to finish

&rade school./e are in#estin& in o"r most #al"able reso"rce) +he Fili ino eo le.Data from the -ational 9conomic De#elo ment "thority attests to o"r s"ccess. ccordin& to them' the ?C. ercent o#erty rate d"rin& thefirst semester of ?E

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/e im ro#ed the mana&ement of o"r debt. +he res"lt) a decrease ino"r debt to *DP ratio; money that once (ent to ayin& interest' (e(ere able to channel into social ser#ices. /e (ere e#en able to f"lfillthe obli&ations of &o#ernment that (e inherited from ast

administrations. For e8am le) 2n < @' or d"rin& the administration of President Ramos' the &o#ernment (as re5"ired to reca italize the$entral Bank of the Phili ines (ith AE billion esos' so that it co"ldf"lfill its mandate. President Ramos (as able to f"nd

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thank yo" for all yo" ha#e done and for all that yo" (ill do to achie#ethis s"ccess.

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,"r economy and o"r co"ntry are indeed takin& off' and (e arealready realizin& e#en &reater as irations. For instance' (e inherited aseemin&ly &ro"nded a#iation ind"stry) si&nificant safety concerns hadbeen iss"ed on the Phili ines by the 2nternational $i#il #iation,r&anization' or 2$ ,; (e (ere do(n&raded by the Knited StatesFederal #iation dministration; and the 9"ro ean Knion im lementedrestrictions a&ainst o"r local carriers.

2n ?E

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comin& years. +his is a (in for all those in the to"rism sector; this is a(in for the Fili ino eo le. *ood &o#ernance is the so"rce of these" &rades' and (e thank Director *eneral /illiam !otchkiss' the$ P' and o"r local carriers for their hard (ork. 6 la"se7

2ndeed' the Phili ines is in the limeli&ht on the &lobal sta&e. J"st thisMay' (hen (e s"ccessf"lly hosted the /orld 9conomic For"m on9ast sia' (e sho(ed the (orld j"st (hat (e (ere ca able of. nd(ith the P9$ S"mmit the Phili ines (ill be hostin& ne8t year' (e(ill be able to inform e#en more eo le of o"r ro&ress' and theo ort"nities that this has o ened " for all. +here is no do"bt) thePhili ines is indeed more o en for b"siness. 6 la"se7

art from fosterin& an im ro#ed b"sines climate' (e are also"rs"in& better relations bet(een labor and mana&ment.

$onsider this) ccordin& to the -ational $onciliation and MediationBoard' since ?E

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+his sector has seen massi#e chan&es) ,"r b"d&et for infrastr"ct"rehas more than do"bled from the ?EE.@ billion esos of ?E

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(hich started to be laid o"t in < ' is no(

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-o(' each of the ?A critical roads and brid&es destroyed by theearth5"ake are assable. @.A @ billion esos has already beenreleased for the rehabilitation of Bohol and $eb". 6 la"se7

Part of this is the ?. billion esos that the D2%* ro#ided to the local&o#ernment for the reconstr"ction of markets' ci#ic centers' brid&es'(ater systems' m"nici al halls' and other &o#ernment facilities.

Before the end of ?E

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teams arri#ed' as (ell as additional soldiers' olicemen' and BFPersonnel from other ro#inces. %ike(ise' (orkers from DS/D leadrelief o erations3in the distrib"tion centers in 9astern Visayas or inre ackin& centers all aro"nd the co"ntry.

2n a s an of t(o days' the %eyte (ater district res"med o erations; onthe third day' the first &as station o ened. +he main roads (ereimmediately cleared. By the ??nd of -o#ember' (hich (as t(o (eeksafter the storm' the one millionth food ack (as distrib"ted to the#ictims; (e had cleared @A's head "rchasin& a&ent' (hile Secretary %indaBaldoz of the De artment of %abor and 9m loyment ser#ed as a callcenter o erator for all those (ho (ished to hel . 6 la"se7

2 also thank Secretary J"n baya of the De artment of +rans ortationand $omm"nications' (ho dis atched o"r trans ortation; SecretaryDinky Soliman' (ho ro#ed that she (as (orthy of bein& the co"ntry>schief relief (orker; and Secretaries Mar Ro8as of the De artment of 2nterior and %ocal *o#ernment and Secretary Volts *azmin of theDe artment of -ational Defense' (ho (ere on the disaster frontline'&i#in& marchin& orders to o"r "niformed ser#ices. 6 la"se7

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+o the members of o"r $abinet' thank yo".

+o o"r friends and nei&hbors aro"nd the (orld) 4o"r o"t o"rin& of solidarity (ill ne#er be for&otten by a &ratef"l Fili ino eo le. &ain'

on their behalf' (e thank yo". 6 la"se7Perha s' &i#en the Fili ino eo le>s readiness to render assistance tothe best of o"r abilities3a characteristic embodied by o"r ,F/s'eacekee ers' and all o"r other co"ntrymen abroad3(hen the (orldsa( that (e (ere in need' they sa( fit to come to o"r aid. +oday' (ee8 ress once more o"r &ratit"de to all of yo"' and to all the Fili inos(ho ha#e offered their rayers and their s" ort' (hether here' or inother arts of the (orld. 6 la"se7

,"r (ork did not end there. /e im lemented li#elihood inter#entions'to ens"re that those of o"r co"ntrymen (ho s"r#i#ed the ty hoonco"ld reco#er at the soonest ossible time. +his J"ly' ??

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for thin&s to ret"rn to normal after the de#astation of !"rricaneOatrina.

,"r (ork is not done. +here are still many ho"ses that need to be

constr"cted; many more of o"r co"ntrymen need to be assisted in&ettin& back on their o(n t(o feet; the (ork to b"ild back better for allthose affected by 4olanda contin"es.

+his is (hy this J"ly' the %*K Rehabilitation and Reco#ery Plan for $eb"' 2loilo' 9astern Samar' %eyte' and +acloban $ity (as s"bmittedto me' and 2 ha#e si&ned it. 6 la"se7

2t assed the scr"tiny of o"r cabinet cl"sters; accordin& to the holisticostIdisaster needs assessment that (as cond"cted' the lan

enca s"lates the needs of o"r co"ntrymen. +his lan (as form"latedas a res"lt of the dedication of Secretary Pin& %acson' (hom (etasked (ith foc"sin& on the challen&es left by 4olanda. 6 la"se7

2 am ho in& for the coo eration of $on&ress' beca"se a lar&e s"m isnecessary in order to hel o"r co"ntrymen make a f"ll reco#ery.

%et "s remember) *od ro oses' b"t man dis oses. +his is like(isethe idea behind o"r efforts for disaster re aredness. /e arestren&thenin& the ca abilities of o"r %*Ks' (ho are the frontliners intimes of disasters' thro"&h a modern and com rehensi#e forecastin&system.

+hro"&h the DR9 MI%iD R roject "nder Project -, !' for instance'(e can more efficiently in oint areas that are rone to floodin&. #e achie#ed' 2 can say that 2 am content.

2 am content beca"se 2 am s"re that (hen 2>m &one' many (ill take mylace and contin"e (hat (e ha#e started.

Maybe this is (hat 2>m meant to do) to start this.

+here are eo le like $ardinal $hito +a&le' Oa 9d"ardo Manalo'Brother 9ddie Villan"e#a' Father $atalino re#alo' and Father JettVillarin' Bisho Jonel Milan' Sister &nes *"illen' and MaeSal#atierra. +hese are indi#id"als from the reli&io"s sector' (ho (illcontin"e (hat (e>#e started. 6 la"se7

+here is ris li of $ RD' (ho (ill do his art thro"&h microfinance.+here is an lice M"r hy and her "rban oor associates (ho (ill tr"lycontin"e to take care of o"r informal settlers. 6 la"se7

+here are o"r soldiers and olice officers' (ho try e#ery day to do(hat is ri&ht3j"st like o"r ne( $hief of Staff' o"r Ser#ice$ommanders' o"r soldiers in the %i&ht Reaction Battalion' and theJS,*.

+here are' of co"rse' my fello( oliticians. 2s there any do"bt thatSenate President Franklin Drilon and S eaker Belmonte (ill lead "salon& the ri&ht athH 6 la"se7

2t has also been my ri#ile&e to (ork (ith and interact (ith a certain&o#ernor' lfredo Maranon of -e&ros ,ccidental) 6 la"se7

!e is not a arty mate' b"t 2 think 2 am art of his fan cl"b beca"se of

his &ood &o#ernance in -e&ros.+here are " and comin& yo"n& oliticians. ,r at least they>re yo"n&er than 2 am32 don>t (ant to seem too m"ch like an old olitico byreferrin& to my collea&"es as yo"n&.

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+hese are the likes of Mayor Jed Mabilo& and Mayor %en lonte6 la"se7.

+here is also those in the c"lt"ral sector3s"ch as -oel $aban&on

and ,&ie lcasidI3(ho are not selfIcentered. 6 la"se79#ery ni&ht' before 2 &o to bed' 2 am thankf"l that 2 (as able to &etthro"&h another day. J"st as it (as said (hen (e (ere kids' 0finishedor not finished' ass yo"r a er.1 2t seems to me' yo" ha#e felt thetr"e e8tent of the chan&e that is e#ery Fili ino>s ri&ht to as ire to. 2t (illbe " to yo" to carry this for(ard. 6 la"se7

+o my Bosses) 4o" are behind the transformation (e are enjoyin&.4o" are the key to contin"in& all the ositi#e chan&es (e ha#eachie#ed. 2 f"lly belie#e that' (hether 2 am here or not' the Fili ino isheaded to(ards the ri&htf"l destination.

nd so' 2 (ill lea#e it here. *ood afternoon to all of yo". +hank yo"#ery m"ch. 6 la"se7