VP Duterte assures Zamboangueños of 'bright future'
By Raymund Antonio and Raymund Antonio
Published Jun 7, 2023 02:38 am
The future is bright for the Zamboangueños because of the province’s work toward growth in diverse industries, Vice President Sara Duterte said.
Vice President Sara Duterte speaks during the 71st founding anniversary and Hudyaka Festival held at the Zamboanga del Norte Sports Complex on Monday, June 5, 2023. (OVP photo)
She paid tribute to the men and women who made that growth possible when she delivered a speech as the guest speaker for the province’s 71st Founding Anniversary and Hudyaka Festival 2023 at the Zamboanga del Norte Sports Complex on Monday, June 5.
“The province's future is bright and beaming with the fruits of your development, even as you nurture the cultures and traditions that are uniquely yours,” Duterte said.
“In cultivating a new direction in pursuit of your shared aspirations of a better Zamboanga del Norte, I am pleased to know that you have remained in solidarity to celebrate the 71st founding anniversary of the Zamboanga del Norte and the Hudyaka ZaNorte Festival,” she added.
For her, the celebration is an “auspicious time” to reflect on the meaningful past and shared goals that forged a closer bond among Zamboangeños.
She hailed the Zamboangueños for upholding Zamboanga del Norte's tourism, political climate, and the numerous socioeconomic investment opportunities, but also asked them to stand up against insurgency.
“As united Zamboangenos, may your common past facilitate your commitment to building a common future founded on your cooperation and hope for a just and compassionate society,” Duterte said.
“Together, may we strive harder to empower our local communities while we forge a stronger nation nurtured by our shared undertakings and pride in our unique cultural identities,” she added.
Meanwhile, she reiterated her call to parents to ensure their children are in school and finishing their education because she always believed that “education is the greatest equalizer.”
“That is the importance of education that I want our families in the community to understand — it is the key to changing the life of your child and your family,” she said in the Visayan dialect.
Vice President Sara Duterte speaks during the 71st founding anniversary and Hudyaka Festival held at the Zamboanga del Norte Sports Complex on Monday, June 5, 2023. (OVP photo)
She paid tribute to the men and women who made that growth possible when she delivered a speech as the guest speaker for the province’s 71st Founding Anniversary and Hudyaka Festival 2023 at the Zamboanga del Norte Sports Complex on Monday, June 5.
“The province's future is bright and beaming with the fruits of your development, even as you nurture the cultures and traditions that are uniquely yours,” Duterte said.
“In cultivating a new direction in pursuit of your shared aspirations of a better Zamboanga del Norte, I am pleased to know that you have remained in solidarity to celebrate the 71st founding anniversary of the Zamboanga del Norte and the Hudyaka ZaNorte Festival,” she added.
For her, the celebration is an “auspicious time” to reflect on the meaningful past and shared goals that forged a closer bond among Zamboangeños.
She hailed the Zamboangueños for upholding Zamboanga del Norte's tourism, political climate, and the numerous socioeconomic investment opportunities, but also asked them to stand up against insurgency.
“As united Zamboangenos, may your common past facilitate your commitment to building a common future founded on your cooperation and hope for a just and compassionate society,” Duterte said.
“Together, may we strive harder to empower our local communities while we forge a stronger nation nurtured by our shared undertakings and pride in our unique cultural identities,” she added.
Meanwhile, she reiterated her call to parents to ensure their children are in school and finishing their education because she always believed that “education is the greatest equalizer.”
“That is the importance of education that I want our families in the community to understand — it is the key to changing the life of your child and your family,” she said in the Visayan dialect.