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Remarks of MGEN ROMEO D LUSTESTICACommander, 1ID YOUTH LEADERSHIP SUMMIT, CLOSING CEREMONYPhilippine Science High School, Balo-i, LDN14 November 2009
AMENITIES…FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE PHILIPPINESCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL CENTRAL MINDANAO FOR HAVING THISKIND OF ACTIVITY FOR YOUR STUDENTS. I BELIEVE THAT WEALL HAVE TO TAKE THE STAND AND GIVE OUR SHARE IN ANYWAY POSSIBLE TO GIVE MINDANAO A CHANCE FOR PEACE ANDDEVELOPMENT. LET ME STRESS TO YOU, THE BRIGHTEST MIND OF YOURGENERATION, THAT YOUR MILITARY SHARES YOUR ASPIRATIONFOR A BETTER LIFE FOR OUR COUNTRYMEN. ONE OF THEGREAT STEP TOWARDS THIS END IS GIVING OUR YOUTH THEPROPER FORUM OR VENUE WHERE THEY CAN SEETHEMSELVES AS INDIVIDUALS WHO BELONG TO A SOCIETYWHICH NO MATTER HOW YOUNG YOU ARE, YOUR VIEWS ANDOPINION COUNTS. AS TO WHAT WILL BECOME AND WHERE THISCOUNTRY WILL BE IN THE NEXT TWENTY YEARS OR SO--- LIESON HOW WE HAVE EDUCATED AND PREPARED OUR YOUTH OFTODAY. SEEING YOU, YOUNG PEOPLE OF PISAY INDEED THEWORDS OF OUR HERO JOSE RIZAL HOLDS TRUE “ANGKABATAAN ANG PAG-ASA NG BAYAN”.
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THE YOUTH OF MINDANAO IS ALWAYS UP TO FACE THECHALLENGE OF THE DIVERSE ENVIRONMENT OF THIS REGION INTERMS OF BELIEF, ETHNICITY AND ORIGIN THUS SYNERGIZINGTHESE ELEMENTS IS A TASK WAITING TO BE TOILED BY OURFUTURE LEADERS – YOU-- YOU ARE THE FUTURE LEADERS.THE CHALLENGE POSE BEFORE YOU NOW MUST NOT BESEEN AS BURDEN LAID UPON YOUR SHOULDERS BUT AS A ROLETHAT YOU NEED TO PARTAKE AS FILIPINOS. THE CHALLENGEYOU ARE ABOUT TO FACE IS ENORMOUS BUT I SEE THE VIGORIN THE HEART OF EVERY FILIPINO YOUTH TO TAKE THE STANDAND BE COUNTED. THE TASK OF BRINGING CHANGE INPHILIPPINE SOCIETY IS EVEN GREATER.THE CONFLICT AND PRESSING ISSUES OF PHILIPPINESOCIETY WERE THERE ALREADY EVEN BEFORE YOU WEREBORN, EVEN BEFORE I BECAME A LIEUTENANT. DESPITE THISUGLY TRUTH WE HAVE STOOD AS A NATION, WE HAVE LIVED ASPROUD FILIPINOS AND TOGETHER WE HAVE SLOWLY WORKEDOUR WAY TOWARDS THE VISION OF A PEACEFUL ANDDEVELOPED PHILIPPINES.WITH THE GENIUS OF THE PHILIPPINE SCIENCE HIGHSCHOOL STUDENTS, WHO SAYS WE CANNOT MAKE IT? BUT THEFOUR CORNERS OF YOUR CLASSROOMS IS NOT THE ONLYWORLD THAT YOU NEED TO FACE. THAT IS WHY YOUR ARMEDFORCES, REPRESENTED IN THIS PART OF THE REGION BY THE1
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COL BENNY DE LEON, THE NATIONAL YOUTH COMMISSION ANDLOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES COLLABORATED IN THISPROGRAM “YOUTH LEADERSHIP SUMMIT”.THE LECTURES GIVEN TO YOU BY NO LESS THANDISTINGUISHED GOVERNMENT PERSONALITIES TOUCHED ONIMPORTANT ISSUES SPECIFICALLY GEARED TO IDENTIFY YOURINVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO PEACE AND DEVELOPMENTALEFFORTS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS AND OTHERSTAKEHOLDERS IN YOUR RESPECTIVE LOCALITIES.SPECIFICALLY, OUR OBJECTIVE HERE IS FOR YOU TO REALIZEYOUR ROLE IN ADVOCATING PEACE, PARTICIPATE IN THEGOVERNMENT PROGRAMS CONCERNING THE YOUTH SECTORAND THEIR COMMUNITIES.FROM TIME TO TIME, YOUR “
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” INFUSEDTEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES TO EMPHASIZE TEAM SPIRIT ANDCAMARADERIE. OUR SOLE OBJECTIVE HERE IS TO DEVELOPTEAMWORK, TOIL AND SPEAK AS ONE IN ADDRESSINGPRESSING ISSUES AND CONCERNS INVOLVING THE YOUTHSECTOR.AS WE CULMINATE THIS ACTIVITY, I HOPE THAT EACH ONEOF YOU WILL WHOLEHEARTEDLY INTERNALIZE THE MOSTPRECIOUS VIRTUE THAT THIS SUMMIT HAS IMPARTED ON YOU –LEADERSHIP. AND JUST LIKE THE MILITARY ORGANIZATION, WEALWAYS EMPHASIZE LEADING BY EXAMPLE. LEADERSHIP BYEXAMPLE MEANS WE AS LEADERS MUST DO THE RIGHT THING.WE MUST WALK THE TALK SO TO SPEAK. WE MUST NOT ONLYSHOW THE WAY, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY LEAD THE WAY. AS
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