To mark her first New Year’s Day as the country’s second-in-command, Vice President Sara Duterte urged Filipinos to remain rooted to “our sense of nationhood, enduring spirit of bayanihan and unshakeable resiliency” in 2023. READ:
In a message released on Sunday, Duterte sounded the call for the nation to “continue to carry the unyielding Filipino spirit that enables us to bounce back from challenging times and forge a path toward our common hopes of a stronger and more progressive future.”She expressed hopes that Filipinos would embody a united front in weathering the challenges that arose in their social, economic and civic pursuits last year.
“May our sense of nationhood, enduring spirit of ‘bayanihan,’ and unshakeable resiliency remain our guideposts as we continue upholding reforms, policies, and programs for the improved welfare of our people in the education sector, uniformed services, civilian personnel, frontline duty, and in the most vulnerable communities,” Duterte said.