To our police officers and other officials, do your job and you will have the unwavering support of the Office of the President. We will not stop until the last drug lord, the last financier, and the last pusher have surrendered or put behind bars or below the ground, if they so wish. There will be no let-up in this campaign. I reiterate that commitment today, and that is why I call on the Philippine National Police, the barangay chairmen, the Mayors, the Governors and all those occupying seats of power and authority, not to lower their guard. Thus to our religious, bishops, leaders, priests, pastors, preachers, imams let me assure you that while I am a stickler for the principle of separation between Church and State, I believe quite strongly that there should never be a separation between God and State.ĭuring my inauguration last (June) 30, 2016, I said that the fight against criminality and illegal drugs and corruption will be relentless and sustained. Indeed, courage knows no limits, cowardice does.Īt this point, there are concerns few I wish to convey to all to the end that as I perorate on facts, figures, plans, programs, and solutions, these concerns will not dissipate or get lost along our way. Just like you and I, all equal treatment and equal protection are what I ask for our people.īut we must have the courage to fight for what we believe in, undeterred by the fear of failing or losing. I wish to assure everyone though that vindictiveness is not in my system.
I was determined then as I am now determined and better now positioned, to wage war against those who make a mockery of our laws including those who make life for us all miserable. I will appreciate deeply if we all in government attend to this urgent need. What I did was to look into the number of postponements and the time difference between each postponement and the next setting. It was, and still is, very sad indeed.Īs a former prosecutor, I know that there are ways of knowing how fast or how slow cases go. I heard the people on the streets complain that justice had become illusory that equity and fairness and speedy disposition of cases had deteriorated into hollow concepts fit only for masteral dissertations. When I decided to seek the presidency of this republic, I knew what the ills of our country were I knew their causes and I was briefed on those who caused the causes.
And if the evidence warrants, they will have their day of reckoning too. Lest I be misunderstood, let me say clearly, that those who betrayed the people’s trust shall not go unpunished and they will have their day in Court. That is why I will not waste precious time dwelling on the sins of the past or blaming those who are perceived to be responsible for the mess that we are in and suffering from.Įxcept maybe to extract a lesson or two from its errors, we will not tarry because it is the present that we are concerned with and the future that we should be prepared for. We cannot move forward if we allow the past to pull us back. Well of course, I have also to greet the Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, the members of the Cabinet, fellow workers in government, my countrymen. Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III, Members of the Senate, Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and the Members of the House of Representatives, Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo, President Fidel Valdez Ramos, President Joseph Ejercito Estrada, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno and the Justices of Supreme Court, His Excellency Papal Nuncio and members of the diplomatic corps. You would realize that the three guys in the elevated portion of Congress are from Mindanao. Please allow me a little bit of informality at the outset. SESSION HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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