Hinihikayat ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ang mga opisyal ng pamahalaan na pairalin ang good judgment, at palaging unahin ang national interest, lalo na ang paglilingkod sa mga Pilipino.
Sa selebrasyon ng ika-109 na birth anniversary ni dating Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Sr., binigyang-diin ng Pangulo na dapat maging sentro ang kapakanan ng mga Pilipino sa public service.
Hindi rin aniya dapat ito ginagawa para sa personal na interes, bagkus, dapat ay para sa bansa at sa publiko.
“But perhaps the most important lesson that I learned from him was, public service must be about your country and your countrymen. I today carry the responsibilities of that office, but the same principles continue to guide me every single day,” – Pangulong Marcos.
Sabi ng Pangulo, isa sa mga tinuro ng kaniyang ama, ang palaging paggawa ng tama, kahit gaano pa ito kahirap.
“His way was to teach by example and to teach by leadership. And even when I was just talking to him, even when I was just spending time with him, what rare time that was, I did not know it. But he was already teaching me, that he was already training me,” – Pangulong Marcos.
Sabi ng Pangulo, ang payo ng kaniyang ama ang nagsilbing gabay niya sa paglilingkod sa mga Pilipino.
“It is a principle that guided him throughout his life. From his service as a soldier to his years in public office and eventually as president. I today carry the responsibilities of that office, but the same principles continue to guide me every single day,” – Pangulong Marcos.
Kaugnay nito, sinabi ng Pangulo na ang paglilingkod sa bansa, hindi lamang naka-atang sa mga taga-gobyerno.
“Because what we do in service of our people is not for ourselves, it is for the country, it is for the people. We must always remember that there is no sacrifice too great for your people and for your country.” – Pangulong Marcos.
Lahat aniya ng mga Pilipino ay mayroong papel na kailangang gawin para sa pagpapabuti ng Pilipinas.
“It is not a lesson only for those in government. It is something all of us must carry into our everyday lives. We must serve our fellow Filipinos and we must do our part to leave the Philippines in a better place than we found it,” -Pangulong Marcos.
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