INAUGURAL ADDRESS

of
His ExceIIency BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
President of the PhiIippines
jJune J0, 20'0, 0u|r|no Sranosrano, R|za| Park, Van||aj
l|s Exce||ercy Jose Raros lorla, Forrer Pres|derl F|de| v. Raros, Forrer Pres|derl Josepr Eslrada, 3erale Pres|derl Juar Porce
Err||e ard reroers ol lre 3erale, louse 3pea|er Prospero Nogra|es ard reroers ol lre louse, jusl|ces ol lre 3uprere Courl, reroers
ol lre lore|gr de|egal|ors, Your Exce||erc|es ol lre d|p|oral|c corps, le||oW co||eagues |r goverrrerl, a||rg rga |aoaoayar.
Arg paglayo |o d|lo rgayor ay paluray ra |ayo arg a||rg luray ra |a|as. l|rd| |o |ra|a|a ra daral|rg layo sa purlorg |lo, ra a|o'y
rarururpa sa rarap r|ryo o||arg |ryorg Pargu|o. l|rd| |o p|rargarap rag|rg lagapaglaguyod rg pag-asa al lagapagrara rg rga su||rar|r
rg al|rg oayar.
Arg |ayur|r |o sa ouray ay s|rp|e |arg: rag|rg lapal sa a||rg rga ragu|arg al sa oayar o||arg |sarg rararga| ra ara|, raoa|l ra
|uya, al raoul|rg rararayar.
N||aoarar rg a||rg ara arg d||lalurya al |o|ruW|s r|ya arg |aryarg ouray para luous|r arg al|rg dero|rasya. lra|ay rg a||rg |ra arg
|aryarg ouray uparg parga|agaar arg dero|rasyarg |lo. l|a|aar |o arg a||rg ouray para s|guradur|r ra arg al|rg dero|rasya ay |apa||-
pa||raoarg sa oaWal |sa. Narururar ra |ar| rg dugo al rardarg gaW|r |lorg ru|| |urg ||ra|a||argar.
Taryag rar arg a||rg rga ragu|arg al arg |ar||arg rga ragaWa, a|ar |o r|r arg proo|era rg ord|raryorg rararayar. A|ar
ral|rg |aral arg pa||rardar ra rag|aroor rg parara|aarg ou|ag al o|rg|. A|ar ral|r arg pa||rardar ra rapag|a|lar rg rusl|sya, ra
raoa|eWa|a rg rga laorg p|rag|al|Wa|aar al |ralasar ral|rg rag|rg al|rg lagapaglarggo|.
Kayo oa ay r|rsar r|rg ra||rular rg parara|aarg |ryorg |r||u||o| sa puWeslo? A|o r|r. Kayo oa ay ragl||s ra sa lrap||o para |ararg
ras|rg|lar rg |sarg ragrarar|-rar|arg de-WargWarg sa |a|sada? A|o r|r. Kayo oa ay saWarg-saWa ra sa parara|aarg sa ra||p ra
rags||o| sa lauroayar ay |a||argar pa r||a |lorg pagpasers|yarar al l||s|r? A|o r|r.
Kalu|ad r|ryo a|o. Varar| ra sa al|r arg ourolo gar|l arg |ar||arg paa - r|||sar ra r||a arg al|rg oarsa sa |ar||arg pagrararap rg
pagoaoago al |alar|r||ar. T|r||s r||a arg r|rap, s|rugod arg pargar|o sa |oarg oarsa dar|| door ray pag-asa |ar|l |aurl| ra d|lo sa al|r ay
r|rd| r||a ra||||la. 3a |||arg sarda|| ra sar||| |o |arg arg a||rg |raa|a|a, pal| a|o ay rapag-|s|p d|r - la|aga oarg r|rd| ra raoaoago arg
pararara|a ral|r d|lo? l|rd| |aya rasa |oarg oarsa arg |alar|r||arg r|rararap |o? 3aar oa ra|asu|al ra |a||argarg puro pagl|l||s arg
ladrara rg P|||p|ro?
Ngayor, sa araW ra |lo - d|lo ragWaWa|as arg parururorg rarr|d sa rga da|rg rg lauroayar. l|rd| s| Noyroy arg guraWa rg
paraar, |ayo arg dar||ar |urg oa||l rgayor, raglalapos ra arg pagl|l||s rg saroayarar. llo rarar arg urp|sa rg |a|oaryo |o, rgur|l |urg
rarar| layorg ragpapasar rg |rus ay |a|ayar|r ral|r |lo, gaaro rar |ao|gal.
3a lu|org rg Waslorg pararara|a sa rga daral|rg ra laor, ra||osar d|r arg rarar| ral|rg proo|era. Arg ladrara rg P|||p|ro ay
oaoa||| sa lararg |a|agayar, ra sa oaWal laor paoaWas rg paoaWas arg proo|era rg P|roy ra ragsusur||ap al ray |as|gururar s||a ra
rag|g|rg lu|oy-lu|oy ra arg pagoul| rg |ar||arg s|lWasyor.
Kar| ay rar|lo para rags||o| al r|rd| para ragrar|. Arg rardalo r|ryo sa ar|r ay pagoaoago - |sarg ra||raW ra ulos para ayus|r arg
gooyerro al ||purar ru|a sa parara|aarg |||ar |ararg arg ra||||raoarg lurgo sa |sarg parara|aarg |aoul|rar rg rararayar arg
p|rargarga|agaar.
Arg rardalorg |lo ay |sa |urg saar |ayo al arg |ryorg pargu|o ay rag|asurdo para sa pagoaoago - |sarg par|r|rd|gar ra |p|rarga|o
|o roorg |arparya al l|rarggap r|ryo roorg araW rg ra|a|ar.
3|gaW ral|r roorg |arparya: 'Kurg Wa|arg corrupl, Wa|arg rar|rap. l|rd| |ararg |lo parg s|ogar o parg posler - |lo arg rga
pr|rs|pyorg l|ralayuar al rags|s||o|rg oalayar rg al|rg adr|r|slrasyor.
Arg al|rg pargurar|rg lurg|u||r ay arg rags||ap ra ra|argal arg oarsa ru|a sa |ar|rapar, sa pararag|lar rg pagpapa|ra| rg
|alapalar al raoul|rg parara|a|ad sa parara|aar.
Arg urarg ra|oarg ay arg pag|a|aroor rg luW|d al lapal ra raray rg rga p|ruro. Vags|s|ru|a |lo sa a||r. 3|s||ap|r |org rag|rg
|sarg raoul|rg ererp|o. l|rd|rg r|rd| |o sasayarg|r arg l|Wa|arg |p|rag|a|ooo r|ryo sa a||r. 3|s|guradur|r |o ra gar|lo r|r arg adr||a|r rg
a||rg 0ao|rele al rg rga rag|g|rg |asara sa al|rg parara|aar.
Nar|r|Wa|a a|org r|rd| |aral rg rags|s||o| sa gooyerro ay corrupl. 3a |alurayar, ras rarar| sa |ar||a ay lapal. P|r||| r||arg rag||rg|od
sa gooyerro uparg guraWa rg |aoul|rar. Ngayor, rag|a|aroor ra s||a rg pag|a|alaorg ragpa||larg-g||as. lraasarar ral|r s||a sa
pagsup|| rg |orapsyor sa |ooo r|sro rg ouru|rasya.
3a rga |l|ra|aga sa paraarg |aoag sa oalas, |lo arg a||rg oaoa|a: s|s|ru|ar ral|r arg pagoaoa||| rg l|Wa|a sa pararag|lar rg pag-
us|sa sa rga '2|on|nr appo|nr2enrs. 3ara ay rags||o| |lorg oaoa|a sa rga rag-||s|p ra |pagpalu|oy arg oa|u|lol ra |a|a|ararg
ra|asarayar ra rg rarar|.
3a rga |apuspa|ad ral|rg rga |aoaoayar, rgayor, arg parara|aar arg |ryorg |arpeor.
l|rd| ral|r |pagpapa||oar arg rga pargarga||argar rg al|rg rga esludyarle, |aya'l s|s||ap|r ral|rg purar arg |a|u|argar sa al|rg
rga s|||d-ara|ar.
url|-url| d|r ral|rg oaoaWasar arg rga |a|u|argar sa |rpraslra|lura para sa lrarsporlasyor, lur|sro al pargarga|a|a|. Vu|a rgayor,
r|rd| ra puWede arg 'puWede ra pagdal|rg sa rga |a|ye, lu|ay al gusa|| dar|| rag|g|rg respors|o|||dad rg rga |orlral|sla arg paral|||r|rg
rasa raoul|rg |a|agayar arg rga proye|lo r||a.
8uouray|r ral|r arg progrararg "e2erenoy e2p|oy2enr rg dal|rg pargu|org Corazor Aqu|ro sa paglalayo rg rga oagorg
|rpraslra|lura ra |lo. llo ay rago|o|gay rg lraoaro sa rga |oca| ra |orur|dad al ra|a|alu|org sa pagpapa|ago rg |ar||a al rg al|rg
e|oror|ya.
l|rd| |ar| rag|g|rg sarr| rg |ryorg pasa||l al perW|syo. Pa|a|a|as|r ral|r arg |o|e|syor al pupu|sa|r ral|r arg |orapsyor sa
KaWar|rar rg Rerlas lrlerras al 8ureau ol Cuslors para rapordorar ral|r arg al|rg rga r|rarargad para sa |aral, lu|ad rg:
O dekalidad na edukasyon, kabilang ang edukasyong bokasyonal para makapaghanap ng
marangal na trabaho ang hindi makapag-kolehiyo;
O serbisyong pangkalusugan, tulad ng Philhealth para sa lahat sa loob ng tatlong taon;
O tirahan sa loob ng mga ligtas na komunidad.
Pa|a|a|as|r al pa|a|agu|r ral|r arg o||arg rg al|rg |asurda|urar al |apu||sar, r|rd| para lugurar arg |rleres rg rga ragrarar|-rar|ar,
rgur|l para prole|syurar arg rararayar. ll|ralaya r||a arg |ar||arg ouray para rayroorg pag|a|alaor sa |alar|r||ar al |apayapaar sa
saroayarar. 0uroo|e ra arg popu|asyorg |ar||arg o|raoarlayar, raral||| rarar s||a sa o||arg. l|rd| lara ra arg ragrara|asa||l ay
||ra|aWaWa.
Kurg dal| ay ray lerl|||zer scar, rgayor ay ray |a||rga ra para sa rga ragsasa|a. Tulu|urgar ral|r s||a sa |r|gasyor, exlers|or
serv|ces, al sa pagoerla rg |ar||arg produ|lo sa p|ra|aralaas ra presyorg raaar|.
lraalasar ral|r s| 3ecrelary A|ca|a ra raglayo rg rga lrad|rg cerlers |urg saar d|relso ra arg ragsasa|a sa rar|r||| - |a|a|laWar
ral|r arg g|lra, |asara ra arg |olorg cop. 3a gar|lorg paraar, arg dal|rg rapupurla sa g|lra ay raar| rarg pagral|ar rg ragsasa|a al
rar|r|||.
0agaW|r ral|rg |aaya-aya sa regosyarle arg al|rg oarsa. we W||| cul red lape draral|ca||y ard |rp|ererl slao|e ecoror|c po||c|es. we
W||| |eve| lre p|ay|rg l|e|d lor |rveslors ard ra|e goverrrerl ar erao|er, rol a r|rdrarce, lo ous|ress. 3a gar|lorg paraar |ararg ral|r
rapupurar arg |a|u|argar rg lraoaro para sa al|rg rga rararayar.
Layur|r ral|rg parar|r|r arg lraoaro d|lo sa al|rg oarsa uparg r|rd| ra |a||argar|r arg rarg|oarg-oarsa para ra|ararap rg
lraoaro. Ngur|l raoarg |lo ay r|rd| pa ral|r raaaool, |raalasar |o arg rga |aWar| rg 0FA, P0EA, 0wwA al |oa parg rga ||rauu|u|arg
arers|ya ra ras |a|o parg pa|gl|rg|r arg paglugor sa rga r|ra|rg al pargarga||argar rg al|rg rga overseas F|||p|ro Wor|ers.
Papa|gl|rg|r rar|r arg proseso rg |orsu|lasyor al pag-uu|al sa lauroayar. 3|s||ap|r rar|rg |sa|aluparar arg ra|asaad sa al|rg
Korsl|lusyor ra ||r||||a|a arg |arapalar rg rararayar ra rag|aroor rg |aa|arar u|o| sa rga parpuo|||org a||rlara.
8|ruray ral|r arg d|Wa rg peop|e poWer roorg |arparya. lpagpalu|oy ral|r |lo lurgo sa luW|d al lapal ra pararara|a. Arg rar|r|Wa|a
sa peop|e poWer ay ra|aluor sa |apWa al r|rd| sa sar|||.
3a rga rarg-ap| sa a||r, |aya |o |ayorg palaWar|r. 3a rga rarg-ap| sa saroayarar, Wa|a a|org |arapalar ra ||rul|r arg |ryorg
rga |asa|arar.
To lrose Wro are la|||rg aooul recorc|||al|or, |l lrey rear lral lrey Wou|d |||e us lo s|rp|y lorgel aooul lre Wrorgs lral lrey rave
corr|lled |r lre pasl, We rave lr|s lo say: lrere car oe ro recorc|||al|or W|lroul jusl|ce. 3a pag||rol rg pag|a|asa|a, s|r|s|gurado rorg
rauu||l ru|| arg rga pag|a|asa|arg |lo. 3ecrelary de L|ra, you rave your rarcr|rg orders. 8eg|r lre process ol prov|d|rg lrue ard corp|ele
jusl|ce lor a||.
l||ragaga|a| d|r rar|rg |oarag| sa |ryo arg paglarggap r| dal|rg Cr|el Jusl|ce l||ar|o 0av|de Jr. sa raror rg paglalalag al parururo
sa |sarg Trulr Corr|ss|or ra rago|o|gay ||raW sa rarar|rg |ar|rar|ra|arg |syu ra rarggarg rgayor ay Wa|arg |asagular al reso|usyor.
Arg s|rurarg rag|ara|| ay |a||argarg rurarap sa rusl|sya. l|rd| raaar|rg palu|oy arg |a|a|arar rg Wa|arg pararagular al lu|oy ra
parg-aap|.
Vy goverrrerl W||| oe s|rcere |r dea||rg W|lr a|| lre peop|es ol V|rdarao. we are corr|lled lo a peacelu| ard jusl sell|ererl ol
corl||cls, |rc|us|ve ol lre |rleresls ol a|| - ray lrey oe Lurads, 8argsaroro or Crr|sl|ar.
we sra|l deleal lre erery oy W|e|d|rg lre loo|s ol jusl|ce, soc|a| relorr, ard equ|lao|e goverrarce |ead|rg lo a oeller ||le. 3a lararg
pararara|a gagarda arg ouray rg |aral, al sa ouray ra ragarda, s|ro pa arg guguslur|rg oura||| sa pararor rg parg-aap|?
Kurg |asara |o |ayo, ra|lalaguyod ral|r arg |sarg oayar |urg saar parlay-parlay arg pag|a|alaor, dar|| parlay-parlay ral|rg
g|ragarparar arg al|rg rga pararagular.
Kara|a||ar |ararg, arg oaWal |sa sa al|r ay rar|rd|gar sa pres|rlo. 8urolo layo ayor sa al|rg |arapalar al |orsers|ya. l|rd| layo
uralras sa lurg|u||r ral|rg |pag|aoar arg |arapalarg |lo.
Pag|alapos rg o||argar, p|ralurayar r|ryo ra arg lao arg luray ra |a|as rg oayar.
llo arg |ara|agarar rg al|rg dero|rasya. llo arg purdasyor rg al|rg pag|a|a|sa. Nargarparya layo para sa pagoaoago. 0ar|| d|lo
laas-roo ru|| arg P|||p|ro. Tayorg |aral ay |ao||arg sa |sarg oarsa |urg saar raaar| rarg rargarap ru||.
To our lr|erds ard re|groors arourd lre Wor|d, We are ready lo la|e our p|ace as a re||ao|e reroer ol lre corrur|ly ol ral|ors, a ral|or
ser|ous aooul |ls corr|lrerls ard Wr|cr rarror|zes |ls ral|ora| |rleresls W|lr |ls |rlerral|ora| respors|o|||l|es.
we W||| oe a pred|clao|e ard cors|slerl p|ace lor |rveslrerl, a ral|or Wrere everyore W||| say, '|l a|| Wor|s.
lraaryayarar |o |ayo rgayor ra rarurpa sa al|rg rga sar|||, sa saroayarar, wALAN0 VAllwAN.
wa|arg parg|rg|oarg-oayar al gaslusar ra Wa|arg Waslorg dar||ar. wa|arg paglala|||od sa rga sa||larg o|r|laWar roorg |arparya,
rgayor al rarggarg sa rga susurod parg pagsuoo| ra pagdadaarar sa |ooo rg ar|r ra laor.
wa|arg |arargar, Wa|arg padr|ro al Wa|arg pagrara|aW. wa|arg Warg-Warg, Wa|arg courlerl|oW, Wa|arg lorg. Pararor ra uparg
layo ay ru||rg rag|aWarg-gaWa.
Nard|lo layo rgayor dar|| sara-sara layorg rar|rd|gar al ragl|Wa|a ra ray pag-asa.
Tre peop|e Wro are oer|rd us dared lo drear. Today, lre drear slarls lo oecore a rea||ly. 3a |ryorg rga rag-||s|p pa |urg lulu|org
|ayo sa pagpasar rg al|rg |rus, |sa |arg arg a||rg larorg - |urg |a||ar layo rara|o, sa|a pa oa |ayo susu|o?
Kayo arg ooss |o, |aya'l r|rd| raaar|rg r|rd| a|o ra||r|g sa rga ulos r|ryo. we W||| des|gr ard |rp|ererl ar |rleracl|or ard leedoac|
recrar|sr lral car ellecl|ve|y respord lo lre peop|e's reeds ard asp|ral|ors.
Kayo arg ragda|a sa a||r sa purlorg |lo - arg al|rg rga vo|urleers - ralarda, oala, ce|eor|ly, ord|raryorg lao, ra ur||ol sa P|||p|ras
para ||arparya arg pagoaoago; arg a||rg rga |asaroaray, ra rag-as||aso rg |aral rg a||rg rga persora| ra pargarga||argar; arg a||rg
par||ya, |a|o|gar al |alraoaro, ra duraray, rag-a|aga al rago|gay rg suporla sa a||r; arg al|rg rga aoogado, ra ragpuyal para oarlayar
arg al|rg rga oolo al s|guradur|rg rao|o||arg arg oaWal |sa; arg a||rg rga |aparl|do al |aa|yado ra |asara |org rargaras rargarap; al
arg r||yur-r||yorg P|||p|rorg rag|a|sa, ragl|Wa|a al r|rd| raWa|ar rg pag-asa - rasa |ryo arg a||rg laus-pusorg pasasa|aral.
l|rd| |o ra|a|ayarg rarap|r arg a||rg rga ragu|arg, al |ayorg rga ragda|a sa a||r sa yuglo rg ouray |org |lo, |urg r|rd| |o
ra|sasa|aluparar arg a||rg rga o|r|laWarg sa||la sa araW ra |lo.
Vy parerls sougrl rolr|rg |ess ard d|ed lor rolr|rg |ess lrar derocracy, peace ard prosper|ly. l ar o|essed oy lr|s |egacy. l sra||
carry lre lorcr lorWard.
Layur|r |o ra sa pagoaoa |o sa |alurg|u|ar, rasasao| rg |aral ra ra|ayo ra arg raral|rg ral|r sa paglara| rg luW|d ra |ardas al ras
ragarda ra arg ||raou|asarg |paparara ral|r sa susurod ra rererasyor. 3ararar r|ryo a|o sa paglalapos rg |aoar ra |lo. Tayo ra sa
luW|d ra |ardas.
Varar|rg sa|aral po al raouray arg saroayararg P|||p|rol










































INAUGURAL ADDRESS
of
His ExceIIency BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
President of the PhiIippines
jJune J0, 20'0, 0u|r|no Sranosrano, R|za| Park, Van||aj
l|s Exce||ercy Jose Raros lorla, Forrer Pres|derl F|de| v. Raros, Forrer Pres|derl Josepr Eslrada, 3erale Pres|derl Juar Porce
Err||e ard reroers ol lre 3erale, louse 3pea|er Prospero Nogra|es ard reroers ol lre louse, jusl|ces ol lre 3uprere Courl, reroers
ol lre lore|gr de|egal|ors,Your Exce||erc|es ol lre d|p|oral|c corps, le||oW co||eagues |r goverrrerl, ak|n 2a kaoaoayan.
Vy preserce rere loday |s prool lral you are ry lrue slrerglr. l rever expecled lral l W||| oe rere la||rg ry oalr ol oll|ce oelore you, as
your pres|derl. l rever |rag|red lral l Wou|d oe las|ed W|lr corl|ru|rg lre r|ss|or ol ry parerls. l rever erlerla|red lre aro|l|or lo oe lre
syroo| ol rope, ard lo |rrer|l lre proo|ers ol our ral|or.
l rad a s|rp|e goa| |r ||le: lo oe lrue lo ry parerls ard our courlry as ar rororao|e sor, a car|rg orolrer, ard a good c|l|zer.
Vy lalrer ollered r|s ||le so our derocracy cou|d ||ve. Vy rolrer devoled rer ||le lo rurlur|rg lral derocracy. l W||| ded|cale ry ||le lo
ra||rg our derocracy reacr |ls lu||esl polerl|a|: lral ol ersur|rg equa||ly lor a||. Vy lar||y ras sacr|l|ced rucr ard l ar W||||rg lo do lr|s aga|r
|l recessary.
A|lrougr l Was oorr lo larous parerls, l |roW ard lee| lre proo|ers ol ord|rary c|l|zers. we a|| |roW Wral |l |s |||e lo rave a goverrrerl
lral p|ays deal ard duro. we |roW Wral |l |s |||e lo oe der|ed jusl|ce, lo oe |grored oy lrose |r Wror We p|aced our lrusl ard las|ed lo
oecore our advocales.
lave you ever oeer |grored oy lre very goverrrerl you re|ped pul |r poWer? l rave. lave you rad lo erdure oe|rg rude|y sroved as|de
oy lre s|rer-o|ar|rg escorls ol lrose Wro |ove lo d|sp|ay lre|r pos|l|or ard poWer over you? l rave, loo. lave you exper|erced exasperal|or
ard arger al a goverrrerl lral |rslead ol serv|rg you, reeds lo oe erdured oy you? 3o rave l.
l ar |||e you. Vary ol our courlryrer rave a|ready voled W|lr lre|r leel - r|gral|rg lo olrer courlr|es |r searcr ol crarge or lrarqu|||ly.
Trey rave erdured rardsr|p, r|s|ed lre|r ||ves oecause lrey oe||eve lral corpared lo lre|r currerl slale rere, lrere |s rore rope lor lrer |r
arolrer courlry, ro raller roW o|ea| |l ray oe. lr rorerls Wrer l lrougrl ol or|y ry oWr We|lare, l a|so Wordered - |s |l poss|o|e lral l car
l|rd lre peace ard qu|el lral l crave |r arolrer courlry? ls our goverrrerl oeyord rederpl|or? las |l oeer Wr|ller lral lre F|||p|ro's |ol |s
rere|y lo suller?
Today rar|s lre erd ol a reg|re |rd|llererl lo lre appea|s ol lre peop|e. ll |s rol Noyroy Wro lourd a Way. You are lre reasor Wry lre
s||erl suller|rg ol lre ral|or |s aooul lo erd. Tr|s |s lre oeg|rr|rg ol ry ourder, oul |l rary ol us W||| oear lre cross We W||| ||ll |l, ro raller roW
reavy |l |s.
Trrougr good goverrarce |r lre cor|rg years, We W||| |esser our proo|ers. Tre desl|ry ol lre F|||p|ro W||| relurr lo |ls r|grllu| p|ace, ard
as eacr year passes, lre F|||p|ro's proo|ers W||| corl|rue lo |esser W|lr lre assurarce ol progress |r lre|r ||ves.
we are rere lo serve ard rol lo |ord over you. Tre rardale g|ver lo re Was ore ol crarge. l accepl your rarcr|rg orders lo lrarslorr
our goverrrerl lror ore lral |s se|l-serv|rg lo ore lral Wor|s lor lre We|lare ol lre ral|or.
Tr|s rardale |s lre soc|a| corlracl lral We agreed upor. ll |s lre pror|se l rade dur|rg lre carpa|gr, Wr|cr you accepled or e|ecl|or
day.
0ur|rg lre carpa|gr We sa|d, 'll ro ore |s corrupl, ro ore W||| oe poor. Tral |s ro rere s|ogar lor poslers |l |s lre del|r|rg pr|rc|p|e
lral W||| serve as lre lourdal|or ol our adr|r|slral|or.
0ur lorerosl duly |s lo ||ll lre ral|or lror poverly lrrougr roresl ard ellecl|ve goverrarce.
Tre l|rsl slep |s lo rave |eaders Wro are elr|ca|, roresl, ard lrue puo||c servarls. l W||| sel lre exarp|e. l W||| slr|ve lo oe a good rode|. l
W||| rol orea| lre lrusl you rave p|aced |r re. l W||| ersure lral lr|s, loo, W||| oe lre advocacy ol ry Cao|rel ard lrose Wro W||| jo|r our
goverrrerl.
l do rol oe||eve lral a|| ol lrose Wro serve |r our goverrrerl are corrupl. lr lrulr, lre rajor|ly ol lrer are roresl. Trey jo|red
goverrrerl lo serve ard do good. 3larl|rg loday, lrey W||| rave lre opporlur|ly lo sroW lral lrey rave Wral |l la|es. l ar courl|rg or lrer lo
re|p l|grl corrupl|or W|lr|r lre oureaucracy.
To lrose Wro rave oeer pul |r pos|l|ors oy ur|aWlu| rears, lr|s |s ry Warr|rg: We W||| oeg|r earr|rg oac| lre lrusl ol our peop|e oy
rev|eW|rg r|dr|grl appo|rlrerls. Lel lr|s serve as a Warr|rg lo lrose Wro |rlerd lo corl|rue lre croo|ed Ways lral rave oecore lre rorr lor
loo |org.
To our |rpover|sred courlryrer, slarl|rg loday, your goverrrerl W||| oe your crarp|or.
we W||| rol d|sregard lre reeds ol our sluderls. we W||| oeg|r oy address|rg lre g|ar|rg srorlage |r c|assroors ard educal|ora| lac|||l|es.
0radua||y, We W||| |esser lre |ac| ol |rlraslruclures lor lrarsporlal|or, lour|sr ard lrade. Fror roW or, red|ocre Wor| W||| rol oe good
erougr Wrer |l cores lo roads, or|dges, ard ou||d|rgs oecause We W||| ro|d corlraclors respors|o|e lor ra|rla|r|rg lre|r projecls |r good
cord|l|or.
we W||| rev|ve lre erergercy erp|oyrerl prograr eslao||sred oy lorrer Pres|derl Corazor Aqu|ro. Tr|s W||| prov|de joos lor |oca|
corrur|l|es ard W||| re|p |r lre deve|oprerl ol lre|r ard our ecorory.
we W||| rol oe lre cause ol your suller|rg or rardsr|p. we W||| slrerglrer co||ecl|ors oy lre 8ureau ol lrlerra| Reverue ard We W||| l|grl
corrupl|or |r lre 8ureau ol Cuslors |r order lo lurd our oojecl|ves lor lre puo||c We|lare, sucr as:
0ua||ly educal|or, |rc|ud|rg vocal|ora| educal|or, so lral lrose Wro croose rol lo allerd co||ege or lrose Wro carrol allord |l car
l|rd d|gr|l|ed ||ve||rood;
lrproved puo||c rea|lr serv|ces sucr as Pr||lea|lr lor a|| W|lr|r lrree years;
A rore lor every lar||y, W|lr|r sale corrur|l|es.
we W||| slrerglrer lre arred lorces ard lre po||ce, rol lo serve lre |rleresls ol lrose Wro Warl lo W|e|d poWer W|lr |rpur|ly, oul lo g|ve
added prolecl|or lor ord|rary lo||. Tre arred lorces ard lre po||ce r|s| lre|r ||ves da||y so lral lre ral|or car ||ve |r peace ard secur|ly. Tre
popu|al|or ras douo|ed ard yel lre|r ruroers rera|r urcrarged. ll |s rol r|grl lral lrose Wro ra|e sacr|l|ces are lrealed p|l|lu||y.
ll lrere Was a lerl|||zer scar |r lre pasl, loday lrere W||| oe secur|ly lor larrers. we W||| re|p lrer W|lr |rr|gal|or, exlers|or serv|ces, ard
rar|el|rg lre|r producls al lre oesl poss|o|e pr|ces.
we are d|recl|rg 3ecrelary A|ca|a lo sel up lrad|rg cerlers lral W||| d|recl|y ||r| larrers ard corsurers lrereoy e||r|ral|rg r|dd|erer
ard opporlur|l|es lor corrupl|or. lr lr|s Way, lurds car oe srared oy larrers ard corsurers. we W||| ra|e our courlry allracl|ve lo |rveslors.
we W||| cul red lape draral|ca||y ard |rp|ererl slao|e ecoror|c po||c|es. we W||| |eve| lre p|ay|rg l|e|d lor |rveslors ard ra|e goverrrerl ar
erao|er, rol a r|rdrarce lo ous|ress. Tr|s |s lre or|y rears oy Wr|cr We car prov|de joos lor our peop|e.
0ur goa| |s lo creale joos al rore so lral lrere W||| oe ro reed lo |oo| lor erp|oyrerl aoroad. loWever, as We Wor| loWards lral erd, l
ar order|rg lre 0FA, P0EA, 0wwA, ard olrer re|evarl agerc|es lo oe ever rore respors|ve lo lre reeds ard We|lare ol our overseas
F|||p|ro Wor|ers.
we W||| slrerglrer lre process ol corsu|lal|or ard leedoac|. we W||| slr|ve lo upro|d lre corsl|lul|ora| r|grl ol c|l|zers lo |rlorral|or or
rallers ol puo||c corcerr.
we re||ved lre sp|r|l ol peop|e poWer dur|rg lre carpa|gr. Lel |l la|e us lo good ard ellecl|ve goverrarce. Trose Wro oe||eve |r peop|e
poWer pul lre We|lare ol olrers oelore lre|r oWr.
l car lorg|ve lrose Wro d|d re Wrorg oul l rave ro r|grl lo lorg|ve lrose Wro aoused our peop|e.
To lrose Wro la|| aooul recorc|||al|or, |l lrey rear lral lrey Wou|d |||e us lo s|rp|y lorgel aooul lre Wrorgs lral lrey rave corr|lled |r
lre pasl, We rave lr|s lo say: lrere car oe ro recorc|||al|or W|lroul jusl|ce. wrer We a||oW cr|res lo go urpur|sred, We g|ve corserl lo lre|r
occurr|rg over ard over aga|r. 3ecrelary de L|ra, you rave your rarcr|rg orders. 8eg|r lre process ol prov|d|rg lrue ard corp|ele jusl|ce lor
a||.
we are a|so rappy lo |rlorr you lre acceplarce ol Cr|el Jusl|ce l||ar|o 0av|de ol lre cra||erge ol slrerglrer|rg ard read|rg a Trulr
Corr|ss|or lral W||| sred ||grl or rary urarsWered |ssues lral corl|rue lo raurl our courlry.
Vy goverrrerl W||| oe s|rcere |r dea||rg W|lr a|| lre peop|es ol V|rdarao. we are corr|lled lo a peacelu| ard jusl sell|ererl ol corl||cl,
|rc|us|ve ol lre |rleresls ol a|| ray lrey oe Lurads, 8argsaroro or Crr|sl|ar.
we sra|l deleal lre erery oy W|e|d|rg lre loo|s ol jusl|ce, soc|a| relorr, ard equ|lao|e goverrarce |ead|rg lo a oeller ||le. w|lr proper
goverrarce ||le W||| |rprove lor a||. wrer We are a|| ||v|rg We||, Wro W||| Warl lo go oac| lo ||v|rg urder oppress|or?
ll l rave a|| ol you oy ry s|de, We W||| oe ao|e lo ou||d a ral|or |r Wr|cr lrere W||| oe equa||ly ol opporlur|ly, oecause eacr ol us lu|l|||ed
our dul|es ard respors|o|||l|es equa||y.
Aller lre e|ecl|ors, you proved lral |l |s lre peop|e Wro W|e|d poWer |r lr|s courlry.
Tr|s |s Wral derocracy rears. ll |s lre lourdal|or ol our ur|ly. we carpa|gred lor crarge. 8ecause ol lr|s, lre F|||p|ro slards la|| orce
rore. we are a|| parl ol a ral|or lral car oeg|r lo drear aga|r.
To our lr|erds ard re|groors arourd lre Wor|d, We are ready lo la|e our p|ace as a re||ao|e reroer ol lre corrur|ly ol ral|ors, a ral|or
ser|ous aooul |ls corr|lrerls ard Wr|cr rarror|zes |ls ral|ora| |rleresls W|lr |ls |rlerral|ora| respors|o|||l|es.
we W||| oe a pred|clao|e ard cors|slerl p|ace lor |rveslrerl, a ral|or Wrere everyore W||| say, '|l a|| Wor|s.
Today, l ar |rv|l|rg you lo p|edge lo yourse|ves ard lo our peop|e. No ore sra|| oe |ell oer|rd.
No rore jur|els, ro rore serse|ess sperd|rg. No rore lurr|rg oac| or p|edges rade dur|rg lre carpa|gr, Wrelrer loday or |r lre
cor|rg cra||erges lral W||| corlrorl us over lre rexl s|x years. No rore |rl|uerce-pedd||rg, ro rore palrorage po||l|cs, ro rore slea||rg. No
rore s|rers, ro rore srorl culs, ro rore or|oes. ll |s l|re lor us lo Wor| logelrer orce rore.
we are rere loday oecause We slood logelrer ard oe||eved |r rope. we rad ro resources lo carpa|gr olrer lrar our corror la|lr |r
lre |rrererl goodress ol lre F|||p|ro.
Tre peop|e Wro are oer|rd us dared lo drear. Today, lre drear slarls lo oecore a rea||ly. To lrose arorg you Wro are sl||| urdec|ded
aooul srar|rg lre corror ourder l rave or|y ore quesl|or: Are you go|rg lo qu|l roW lral We rave Wor?
You are lre ooss so l carrol |grore your orders. we W||| des|gr ard |rp|ererl ar |rleracl|or ard leedoac| recrar|sr lral car
ellecl|ve|y respord lo your reeds ard asp|ral|ors.
You are lre ores Wro orougrl re rere - our vo|urleers - o|d, yourg, ce|eor|ly, ord|rary lo||s Wro Werl arourd lre courlry lo carpa|gr
lor crarge; ry rousero|d re|p Wro prov|ded lor a|| ry persora| reeds; ry lar||y, lr|erds, co||eagues al Wor|, Wro srared, cared, ard gave
lre|r supporl; ry |aWyers Wro slayed a|| rours lo guard ry voles ard ra|e sure lrey Were courled; ard lre r||||ors ol F|||p|ros Wro preva||ed,
|epl la|lr, ard rever |osl rope - l oller ry rearlle|l gral|lude.
l W||| rol oe ao|e lo lace ry parerls ard you Wro rave orougrl re rere |l do rol lu|l||| lre pror|ses l rade.
Vy parerls sougrl rolr|rg |ess, d|ed lor rolr|rg |ess, lrar derocracy ard peace. l ar o|essed oy lr|s |egacy. l sra|| carry lre lorcr
lorWard.
Vy rope |s lral Wrer l |eave oll|ce, everyore car say lral We rave lrave|ed lar or lre r|grl palr, ard lral We are ao|e lo oequealr a
oeller lulure lo lre rexl gereral|or. Jo|r re |r corl|ru|rg lr|s l|grl lor crarge.
Trar| you ard |org ||ve lre F|||p|ro peop|el