Marcos to Cebu execs: Don't waste time in delivering reforms

Manila Bulletin

President Marcos has told local leaders in Cebu not to be distracted by issues that would only deter their work in public service as he received from them a manifesto of support for his administration half way through his term.  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/1/30/marcos-to-cebu-local-execs-don-t-waste-precious-time-intended-for-delivering-reforms   Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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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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