“We will continue to prove that the Filipino is worth dying for. The Filipino is worth living for. And, if I may add, the Filipino is worth fighting for,” the President, with his voice cracking, said. He became more emotional when he narrated how he survived an ambush in 1987, saying he is now enjoying his “second life.” “If my second life ends, can I say is it okay? I can tell you, eye to eye, after all we’ve been through, I am contented,” the President said. Aquino also scored the “orchestra of negativism” that has been hounding him amid the reforms the government has been instituting. “They sow suspicion. They are desperate,” he stressed, adding the “noisy few” will not stop attacking him even after he had left Malacanang. He said these critics have “closed minds” and live in their “own world and reality.” “Why are they so mad? Look at their motivation. For those who profited from their position, if we can reform the system, they will lose the opportunity to exploit. It’s only natural for them to oppose us. And those who have no other intention but to bring down government, they can only grow in number if many are suffering and [have] lost trust in the system,” the President added.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 00:48:25 +0000
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