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Editor’s note: This was lifted from the speech of the author as keynote speaker at the recent 3rd Management Association of the Philippines Summit on Shared Prosperity.
This is not a speech. It is a call. A call from one ordinary Filipino, one among more than 110 million, who still hopes and still believes, despite my advanced age, that our country can rise again.
Because if we are honest, we must admit that we are hurting, and hurting badly. We see the corruption. We feel the injustice. We hear the anger of our people. And perhaps, deep inside, we ask ourselves: Is there still hope for our country?
My answer is simple and straightforward: Yes, there is hope. But that hope will not come from somewhere else. It will not suddenly come from the top. It must begin, from us. From where we are. From what we do. From how we live our lives each day.
