Listening to a Philippine president inauguration speech is most of the time boring,

howeverPresident Rodrigo Roa Duterte's Inauguration Speech had perhaps been one of the
most inspiring one. Previously I admired the speech delivered by former President Estrada in 1998
and now I am admiring Duterte's speech and have high hopes for his administration
"No leader, however strong, can succeed at anything of national importance or significance unless
he has the support and cooperation of the people he is tasked to lead and sworn to serve."
His call for unity is a good sign but perhaps he should also begin reaching out to Vice President Leni
Robredo as the first show of true unity. Set aside personal preference and friendship with Senator
Ferdinand "Bong-Bong" Marcos" and show the country that indeed you mean business as a
President.
President Duterte says that it is the people's lost of trust and confidence in the government that has
become the real problem of the country. Indeed, I agree with hum on that 100%. Most Filipinos
have lost faith in this country. They had lost the belief that we can be a great country because the
government had failed time and time again. Recognizing this means that the new administration
knows where to start and what to do.
As his first order of business he immediately directed various agencies to speed up the processing
of government documents and to eliminate redundancies. Why would you need to repeat the same
process in each department when you were already approved in one? This givernment means
business and means to make our lives better.
President Duterte quote the words of National Artist F. Sionil Jose stating that we have become our
worst enemies. In Heneral Antonio Luna's voice, "Mga kababayan may higit tayong kalaban kaysa
sa mga Amerikano - Ang ating sarili."
This had haunted the country ever since. Vested interest had become the norm and the personal
interest needs to be reached before the interests of other people. The recognition of this problem is
the first time I have ever heard about it. This is an administration that seeks recovery of our lost
dignity as a Filipino.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong; You cannot help the poor by
discouraging the rich; You cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer; You cannot
further the brotherhood by inciting class hatred among men." - Abragam Lincoln
He is projecting that he will be a president for all, that he will not favor anyone and instead will work
hand in hand for the country. It is very inspiring to see a president who sees the value of everyone.
This is a very rare occasion and the first time I had seen since I was born in this country.
Overall, I admire him now more than ever. I have high hopes for his administration and I believe that
this is the first time that a president had realized the real problem of this country. Our new president
needs our wholehearted support and we should give it to him