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Lupan ang araw ng walang ating pagsintag, buhay langit sa piling mo.
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Ang hindi gaya na pagmay mga api, ang mamatay ng dahil sa'yo.
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Puso at tiwa ng Senado ang katuwiran, isa batas ang biging makabayan.
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Filipino'y maligayang nabubuhan.
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Sa kalinga ng Panginoon.
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Paglay at Katarungan.
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O Senado ang marangal at matatag.
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Malakas at iyong mukot sa tayuhan.
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Pag ang bigis nitong bansa'y nasa taas.
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Tuloy-tuloy at matuwin ang pag-asa.
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Tuloy-tuloy at matuwin ang pag-asa.
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Tuloy-tuloy at matuwin ang pag-asa.
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Tuloy-tuloy at matuwin ang pag-asa.
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Tuloy-tuloy at matuwin ang pag-asa.
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Tuloy-tuloy at matuwin ang pag-asa.
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Tuloy-tuloy at matuwin ang pag-asa.
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Tuloy-tuloy at matuwin ang bag-asa.
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Tuloy-tuloy at matuwin ang bigis nitong bansa.
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Tuloy-tuloy at matuwin ang pag-asa.
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Tuloy-tuloy at matuwin ang pag-asa.
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Tumuli sa nyo ng kapang kidding na pag-asa,
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na ito'y puna ng degree ng ma食.
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Iyan pa rin ang pinol ng panigin.
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Pagmatubin ang papulat!
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The Secretary will call the roll of members.
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Senator Pimentel, Senator Poe, Senator Revilla, Senator Tolentino, Senator Tulfo, Senator Villanueva, Senator Villar-Cinthia, Senator Villar-Marc, Senator Zubiri, Senate President.
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With 23 Senators present, the Chair declares the presence of a quorum. Majority Leader.
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Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President, I move that...
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...that we consider proposed Senate Resolution No. 1061.
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Is there any objection? Chair, here is none. The motion is hereby approved.
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Consideration of proposed Senate Resolution No. 1061 is now in order.
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And the Secretary will please read the title and text of the resolution.
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Resolution informing the House of Representatives that the quorum is present in the Senate...
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...and that this body has entered upon the exercise of its functions for the third regular session of the 19th Congress of the Philippines.
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Resolution informing the House of Representatives that the Senate is beside the United States.
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Resolution informing the House of Representatives that the quorum is present in the Senate...
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...and that this body has entered upon the exercise of its functions for the third regular session of the 19th Congress of the Philippines
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Resolution informing the House of Representatives that the quorum is present in the Senate and that this body has entered upon the exercise of its functions for the third regular session of the 19th Congress of the Philippines.
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Resolution informing the House of Representatives that the Senate is beside the 18th Congress of the Philippines.
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Resolution informing the House of Representatives that the Senate is beside the 18th Congress of the Philippines.
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Resolution informing the House of Representatives that the Senate is beside the 18th Congress of the Philippines.
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Resolution informing the House of Representatives that the Senate is beside the 18th Congress of the Philippines.
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Resolution informing the House of Representatives that the Senate is beside the 18th Congress of the Philippines.
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Is there any objection?
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Chair, there is none. The motion is approved.
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Consideration of proposed Senate Resolution No. 1062 is now in order.
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And the Secretary will please read the title and text of the Resolution.
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Resolution informing President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. that the Co-Equipment is present in the Senate
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and that this body has entered upon the exercise of its functions for the third regular session of the 19th Congress of the Philippines.
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Resolved by the Senate that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. be informed that the Co-Equipment is present in the Senate
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and that this body has entered upon the exercise of its functions for the third regular session of the 19th Congress of the Philippines.
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Mr. President, I move that we adopt proposed Senate Resolution 1062.
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Is there any objection?
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Chair, there is none. The same is hereby approved.
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Mr. President, we are in receipt of a message.
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A message from the House of Representatives.
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I move that we consider House Concurrent Resolution No. 27.
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Is there any objection?
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Chair, there is none. The motion is approved.
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Consideration of House Concurrent Resolution No. 27 is now in order.
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The Secretary will please read the title and text of the Resolution.
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Concurrent Resolution providing for the Senate and the House of Representatives to hold a joint session
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to hear the message of the President of the Republic of the Philippines.
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Resolved by the House, the Senate concurring,
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that both Houses of Congress of the Republic of the Philippines hold a joint session on Monday, July 22, year 2024,
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at 4 o'clock in the afternoon at the Session Hall of the House
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to hear the message of the President of the Republic of the Philippines.
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Mr. President, I move that we adopt House Concurrent Resolution No. 27.
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Is there any objection?
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There being none, House Concurrent Resolution No. 27 is hereby adopted.
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Mr. President, I move that we consider Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 27.
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Is there any objection?
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There being none, House Concurrent Resolution No. 27 is hereby adopted.
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Is there any objection?
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There being none, House Concurrent Resolution No. 27 is hereby adopted.
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Consideration of Proposed Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 27 is now in order.
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And the Secretary will please read the title and text of the Resolution.
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Concurrent Resolution creating a joint committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives
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to notify the President of the Philippines that Congress, now convened for its third regular session of the 19th Congress of the Philippines,
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is ready to hear State of the Nation Address in a joint session of both Houses.
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By the Senate, the House concurring that a committee of five members led by the Senate President join the Committee of the House of Representatives to notify the President of the Philippines that Congress now convene for its third regular session of the 19th Congress of the Philippines is ready to hear State of the Nation address in a joint session of both houses.
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Mr. President, I move that we adopt Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 19.
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Is there any objection? There being none, Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 19 is hereby adopted.
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Pursuant thereto and to join this representation, I hereby appoint to the Joint Notification Committee on the part of the Senate,
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Senate President Protem Jingoy Estrada, Majority Leader Francis Tolto-Lentino, Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel, and Senator Aimee R. Marcos.
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Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen of the Senate,
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we are now ready to listen to the address of the Senate.
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Thank you, Mr. President.
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On October 16, 1916.
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Quezon's words spoke through the ages to future senators and serves as an immortal advice on how to carry out the burden of leadership and to honor the gift of the mandate of the people.
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In his words, he said,
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We are here today to serve the people the way the people themselves want to be served.
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But it is necessary, however,
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to keep in mind that a different procedure is expected from the Senate than from a popular chamber.
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Wherever the bicameral legislature exists,
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it is assumed that the lower house will be like a very sensitive thermometer
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that will register in its action even the slightest and most momentary changes in popular sentiment.
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On the other hand,
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the Senate must represent the serene, mature,
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and prudent judgment of public opinion.
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the Senate must be a sure, unshakable dam
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destined to contain the exaltations and overflow of popular passion.
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If the voice of the people is the voice of God,
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it must be enclosed in the safe channel of serene reflection.
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the most horrendous crime recorded in history,
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a crime that made the sky cry and the earth tremble,
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was a crime committed at the behest of an obstinate people
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at a time when fanaticism had blinded reason and abolished all human feeling.
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I am referring to the crucifixion at Golgotha.
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Our steps must be safe and numbered.
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We must act when we are certain that that opinion is consensually formed.
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In case of conflict between private interests,
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we must harmonize the demands of the heterogeneous elements,
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that make up our society,
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so that the general interest always prevails.
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We must maintain the stability of our institutions
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and be the safeguard of public and private rights.
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The merit of our work must not be judged by the number of laws we dictate,
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but by their quality.
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It is even preferable to suffer the evils of a current law
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than to try to remedy them with a law made hastily,
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without the Jew and Catholicism,
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and without the careful study that the function of legislating entails,
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since with laws of this kind,
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we will cause greater harm and perhaps even irreparable injury.
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Our work will be constructive, not destructive,
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and we will not destroy the old until we are sure that the new is better.
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In any case, we should never put the interests of the party
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before the interests of the community.
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We must aspire to be the guardians of the good faith,
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the faith of the Filipino people towards other peoples,
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for which we are obliged to preserve it intact.
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Our conduct must be one of justice, consideration,
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brotherly affection, not only for our own, but also for strangers.
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Esteemed members of the diplomatic corps,
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members of the cabinet here present,
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my dear colleagues in the senate, both present and past,
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my fellow workers in government,
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ladies and gentlemen,
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my beloved fellow countrymen,
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God bless you early in the Indo-Cabos.
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After more than 100 years,
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Quezon's words remain true and timeless.
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He was in effect writing this chamber's job description
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and injecting it with purpose,
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a template by which we should do our duty today.
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The Senate did through war and peace,
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upheavals and prosperity,
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debacles and development,
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followed this code of conduct that Quezon laid down.
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Today, it is worth remembering the four distinct roles of the Senate
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that Quezon, our very first Senate President in 1916, envisioned.
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First, the Senate is a chamber of sobriety and prudence.
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We temper the passions of public opinion
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and proceed in a rational and deliberate manner.
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We do not immediately embrace public opinion,
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that may ultimately harm the people.
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the Senate focuses on quality rather than quantity.
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We legislate only if those existing are no longer sufficient
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or if no other solution suffices.
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This is not a factory that mass-produces laws
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for the sake of showing them on a scoreboard,
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yet do not in any way improve our people's lives.
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the Senate puts the interest of our people,
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over those of political parties or personal ambitions,
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ika nga bayan muna bago ang sarili.
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in matters of foreign relations,
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the Senate helps maintain the good ties of our people with other nations,
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even as we put forward our national interests.
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this is not to say that nothing has changed,
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for indeed much has changed since the time of Quezon,
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have been for the good and for the better.
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out of 252 individuals who became Senators since 1916,
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91% are men and only 9% are women.
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Women did not even have the right to vote or be voted in office at that time.
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Now we have six members of the stronger gender in this chamber,
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I was corrected by Senator Issa,
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Representing more than 25% of all of our members,
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who do not only vote bills into law,
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but also may vote them into oblivion as well,
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should they so desire.
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Mindanao then was a distant frontier in the margins of power,
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and given only token representation,
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averaging only 7% of the Chamber's membership.
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you can correct me.
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Mindanao is well and ably represented,
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with 20% of the Chamber's membership.
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In this final regular session of the 19th Congress,
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following Quezon's advice,
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we will set aside items which merely dissipate our energy and divide the public.
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For this same reason,
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pending bills on charter change will be placed in the backburner
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and will follow the ordinary and regular process of legislation,
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bills which can affect the same result,
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but without the needless political noise and bickering,
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will be prioritized.
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This will allow us to focus our energy
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on measures which the people truly need.
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We will tackle items in the common legislative agenda
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forged with the Executive and those nurtured
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by both the House and the Senate.
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For legislation is not a one-way process.
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We are not mere processors of proposals,
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but also proponents of them.
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And the Senate is best,
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when it incubates brave ideas
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and initiates bold legislation.
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On this question of prioritization,
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I humbly submit a three-way test.
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will it make the lives of our people easier?
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Will it help to speed up the lives of our fellow citizens?
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Will it help us move faster?
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Will it make it faster
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that we can reach our dreams,
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and aspirations in life?
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Not only for ourselves,
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but also for those we love in life,
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Will it make our people's burdens lighter?
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Will it ease the burden of Juan de la Cruz,
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who currently has a very heavy burden?
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This applies as well
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whether we need to legislate
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in the first place.
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For the Senate does not only propose new laws,
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it also disposes with needless or obsolete ones.
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the foremost task of Senators
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is to be the chief common-sense officers
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of the government.
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For common sense,
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is what would bring ease
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to the lives of our countrymen.
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Ang hirap lang palagi sa common sense,
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hindi po madalas common.
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Hindi po nakikita sa maraming ahensya,
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at empleyado ng pamahalan.
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para pangunahan ito ng Senado,
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upang bigyang balanse
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at tamang pananaw
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ang bawat sulalinin at problema
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na hahanapan natin ng solusyon.
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Let this standard be used
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in measuring every government proposal
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that comes our way.
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Will it make the life easier
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for the Filipino?
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this very standard embodies
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the work that we do
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We trim lengthy provisions,
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reduce projected costs,
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test for constitutionality,
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and ensure that stakeholders'
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concerns are addressed.
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We do this because
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legislative haste
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often leads to time
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and resources wasted.
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Bills that are not forged
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in the fire of debate
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often comes out half-baked
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and eventually require
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remedial sequels.
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Sisiguraduhin po natin
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na pulido ang mga batas
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na makakarating sa labesa
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ang ating pagpapasya
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sa taonang budget.
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Dahil pinagpapawisan
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ang buwis na pupundo dito
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at papasanin ang kanilang mga anak
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ang pambayad sa utang na pupuno dito,
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na ang trilyon-trilyong pisong
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ay maghatid ng ginhawa
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sa kanilang buhay.
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is not the only duty of the Senate.
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It also has the duty
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to right wrongs and wrong policies.
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the Senate will continue
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to probe irregularities.
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Relief will be provided by the Senate
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and justice will always be pursued
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by the Senate without let-up
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through its committees.
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All the things I have thus far mentioned
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exemplify the independence of the Senate.
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Ang unang bukambibig ng lahat
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na tumayong Pangulo ng Senado
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pananatilihin ng sariling paninindigan
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at malayang kapasyahan ng Senado.
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this is a pointless reiteration.
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It restates the obvious
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and repeats the self-evident.
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our independence is livestreamed
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and blasted to all media platforms
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where you see your Senators
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who can only be won over to a cause
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if you debate them
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and not dictate upon them.
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It conveys one unchanging truth
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that Senators are subjects
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only of the people
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and subsidiary of no other branch,
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party, person, or interest.
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This time-honored tradition
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is what makes our institutions
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strong and respected.
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We embrace the full ventilation of views
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either in contra or in conformity,
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whether by those in the majority
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or in the minority.
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But at the end of the day,
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We divide the House,
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but only on issues
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out of policy differences.
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Never should we allow politics
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to keep our House permanently divided.
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Ito ang senadong kailangan ng taong bayan
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sa puntong ito ng ating kasaysayan.
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This independence,
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which we treasure and enjoy,
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is what we also desire for our nation.
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Make no mistake about it.
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This Senate is unanimous and unbending
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in defending our country's independence
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Tayo'y makikipagkaibigan,
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pero hindi tayo pasisiil.
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Tayo'y makikipag-usap,
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pero hindi tayo magpapaapi.
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we shall pass laws such as
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Maritime Zone and Sea Lanes Act,
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which will strengthen our claims
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over what is already ours.
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We will strengthen our military,
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but not to ignite any conflict,
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but in order to secure the peace.
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We shall take peaceful measures
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to defend our people's right
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to sail in our seas
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and fish in our waters,
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as what our ancestors had done
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and what our children and grandchildren
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shall likewise do.
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we must work towards bridging
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these troubled waters.
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that we shall overcome
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whatever disagreements we may have
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with any of our neighbors,
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given our centuries-old
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amicable relations with them,
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where this point in time
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in our current history,
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And in the same way,
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we shall be the Senate
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which bridges social divides
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and builds a path to prosperity
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for every Filipino.
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Our people are overworked,
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and overburdened.
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A comfortable life
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has clearly eluded them
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Their dreams and struggles,
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more than any policy paper,
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what our legislative agenda
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and should inspire us
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to work harder towards this end.
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I say that it is time
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to reframe our work
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and pivot to laws
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that will make the life
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of the Filipino easier.
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in every question,
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and in every word
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that we will present
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these three simple questions.
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Will this make our work
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and the work of our fellow countrymen
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faster and easier?
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Will this make the life
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of every Filipino easier?
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we have passed a raft of laws
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that ease the burden
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that provide for ease
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that provide ease
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in unloading bad loans.
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Why is there no ease
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in commuting and connecting?
24:05.1
Why is there no ease
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in finishing school
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and finding work?
24:09.1
Why is there no ease
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in providing health care
24:13.1
Why is there no ease
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in acquiring justice?
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Why is there no ease
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in providing food,
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but affordable food
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for our families?
24:23.1
Let us do the heavy work
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and make hard decisions
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to unburden the nation
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and uplift every Filipino.
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is our unchanging mandate.
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we can and shall be
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that Quezon has envisioned.
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I apologize for taking
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much of your time.
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Allow me, therefore, to close
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and conclude by borrowing again
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A Senate that serves the people
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the way the people themselves
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want to be served.
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which works for the people
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and which is worthy
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of their support.
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is their failure,
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the reverse is also true.
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as a country and people
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their triumph as well.
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And in this regard,
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shall not falter.
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shall always prevail
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of the Filipino people.
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Maraming salamat.
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Mabuhay ang Pilipinas
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ang sambayan ng Pilipino.
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Thank you, Mr. President.
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before we suspend the session,
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our esteemed colleagues
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for an official group portrait.
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there being no other business,
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in the afternoon.
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we shall reconvene
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at the Session Hall
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of the House of Representatives
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the State of the Nation
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of His Excellency
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Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.
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in a joint session
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of both Houses of Congress.
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And when we adjourn
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the joint session,
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the Session of the Senate
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shall be considered
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in the afternoon.
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Is there any objection?
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There being none,
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the motion is hereby approved.
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The session is suspended
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until four o'clock
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for the joint session
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The members of the Senate
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at the Session Hall
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of the House of Representatives
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After the joint session,
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the Session of the Senate
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shall be considered
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in the afternoon.
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The session is now suspended
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until four o'clock
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