FULL SPEECH: Miriam Defensor Santiago at the University of Perpetual Help, Laguna
Summary
TLDRThe speaker addresses a campus tour at the University of Perpetual Help, discussing the challenges of rain and traffic. They express faith in the power of prayer to Our Lady of Perpetual Help to overcome obstacles and criticize corrupt politicians. The speaker emphasizes the importance of education in shaping future leaders, calls for self-confidence among Filipinos, and stresses the need for job creation and economic growth. They conclude with an inspirational message, encouraging graduates to be the masters of their faith and soul, and to love and transform the country.
Takeaways
- 🌧️ The speaker left Manila on a rainy morning and faced heavy traffic, but remained optimistic, planning to pray to Our Lady of Perpetual Help to alleviate the situation.
- 🙏 The speaker has faith in the power of prayer, specifically invoking Our Lady of Perpetual Help, to solve problems and influence political figures and thieves.
- 🏛️ The speaker praises the University of Perpetual Health, highlighting its campus layout and the importance of qualified teachers instilling values in students.
- 🎓 The speaker expresses confidence in the university's graduates becoming future leaders, emphasizing the need for genuine leadership over hypocritical and corrupt figures.
- 💰 The speaker criticizes corrupt politicians who steal public funds and use them for personal gain, returning a fraction to voters in a cycle of exploitation.
- 🙌 The speaker calls for a change in values, urging the people to rise above immorality and embrace faith, hope, and charity.
- 🗣️ The speaker emphasizes the importance of explaining the country's problems to the youth and the need for job creation as a priority for political candidates.
- 💼 The speaker suggests that job creation requires new businesses, which in turn need capital from both local and foreign investors.
- 🌍 The speaker reflects on the Filipino people's potential, comparing them favorably to other nationalities in terms of natural resources and capabilities.
- 💪 The speaker encourages self-confidence among Filipinos, countering the narrative of the country being full of thieves and suggesting that education can change this perception.
Q & A
What is the main concern expressed by the speaker about the weather and traffic in Manila?
-The speaker expresses concern about the rain and heavy traffic in Manila, which are impacting the Campus Tour.
What does the speaker claim to do in response to the weather and traffic issues?
-The speaker claims to pray to Our Lady of Perpetual Help to resolve the issues of rain and heavy traffic.
What is the significance of 'Palakpakan' mentioned in the script?
-'Palakpakan' is used in the script as a metaphorical term to describe corrupt politicians and thieves.
What is the speaker's opinion on the current state of politics and leadership in the country?
-The speaker is critical of the current political landscape, describing it as being in the grip of poverty and led by hypocritical and corrupt leaders.
Why does the speaker mention the University of Perpetual Health?
-The speaker mentions the University of Perpetual Health as an example of an institution that can produce genuine leaders for the country.
What does the speaker suggest is needed to address the issue of unemployment in the country?
-The speaker suggests that to address unemployment, the country needs to create new jobs by fostering new businesses and attracting both local and foreign capital.
What is the speaker's view on the Filipino people's self-confidence?
-The speaker believes that the Filipino people lack self-confidence and that this is a major hindrance to progress, despite having abundant natural resources and talents.
What message does the speaker convey to the graduates of the University of Perpetual Health?
-The speaker conveys a message of hope and encouragement to the graduates, telling them not to be disheartened and to have faith in their abilities to become future leaders.
What does the speaker suggest as the first step in transforming the country?
-The speaker suggests that the first step in transforming the country is to create 2 million jobs.
How does the speaker encourage the audience to view the challenges faced by the country?
-The speaker encourages the audience to view the challenges faced by the country with optimism, love, and determination, emphasizing that the country loves them and they should love it back.
Outlines
🌧️ Campus Tour Amidst Rain and Traffic
The speaker recounts leaving Manila on a rainy morning, facing concerns about a campus tour due to drizzling rain and heavy traffic. Despite these challenges, she remains optimistic, expressing her faith in the power of prayer to Our Lady of Perpetual Help to alleviate traffic and stop the rain. She humorously suggests that praying to this religious figure could also influence politicians and thieves, hinting at the pervasive issues of corruption. The speaker then shifts to discussing the importance of genuine leadership, particularly from young people in universities like the University of Perpetual Health. She emphasizes the need for qualified teachers who can instill values in society, drawing a comparison between the university's campus and those in America and Europe. The speaker expresses her belief in the potential of the university's graduates to become real leaders of the country, contrasting them with hypocritical and corrupt politicians.
🙏 Prayer for a United and Prosperous Philippines
In this paragraph, the speaker addresses the audience at the University of Perpetual, discussing the country's struggle with corruption and the need for a united prayer to God for a better future. She criticizes the current state of affairs where hard-earned money ends up in the pockets of criminals and calls for a change in values, emphasizing faith, hope, and charity. The speaker highlights the importance of explaining the country's problems to the youth and the need for job creation as a solution. She stresses the necessity of new businesses and capital, both local and foreign, to stimulate the economy. The speaker also touches on the importance of self-confidence and the potential of the Filipino people, drawing from her experiences abroad and comparing the Filipino's capabilities with other nationalities. She encourages the audience not to be disheartened and to have faith in the country's love for them, despite the challenges faced.
💪 Becoming the Master of Our Own Destiny
The final paragraph is a call to action, urging the audience to remember the words of the poem 'Invictus' by William Ernest Henley, which speaks to the power of self-mastery and resilience. The speaker uses this poem as a metaphor for the country's potential to transform itself, becoming the master of its faith and the captain of its soul. She encourages the audience to take control of their own lives and the nation's future, ending on a note of empowerment and optimism.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Perpetual Help
💡Campus Tour
💡Leadership
💡Values
💡Poverty
💡Corruption
💡Self-confidence
💡Employment
💡Capitalism
💡Filipino Pride
💡Education
Highlights
The speaker left Manila in the morning and encountered rain and heavy traffic, but remained optimistic about their plans.
Staff called about a problem with the Campus Tour due to rain and traffic, but the speaker assured them of their secret to overcome obstacles.
The speaker plans to pray to Our Lady of Perpetual Help for assistance with the weather and traffic.
A humorous anecdote is shared about the speaker's father running for mayor and the professional courtesy among politicians.
The speaker discusses the need for genuine leaders from universities like the University of Perpetual Help.
The campus of the University of Perpetual Help is described as having a quadrangle where students meet.
The speaker expresses hope that graduates will become leaders and not be hypocritical or corrupt.
A critique is made about politicians who are accused of stealing and then giving back to voters.
The speaker calls for prayers to Our Lady of Perpetual Help to guide the Filipino people towards better values.
The importance of explaining national problems to the youth and providing jobs is emphasized.
The speaker discusses the need for new businesses and capital to create jobs.
A call for Filipinos to have faith in themselves and not to be held back by a lack of self-confidence.
The speaker shares personal experiences of living abroad and competing with other nationalities.
A message of hope and love for the country, despite the challenges faced by the Philippines.
The speaker encourages graduates to remember that they are watched over and to not be disheartened.
A closing statement about the power of faith and the soul in transforming the country.
Transcripts
you know when I left Manila this
morning it was slightly it was slightly
raining and immediately my staff called
me from the office and
said Ma'am there is a
problem about our Campus Tour It's
slightly raining It's drizzling and the
traffic is very heavy so I said do not
worry
I will go I have a secret I will abolish
two obstacles We will have light traffic
and the rain will stop I going to pray
to Our Lady of Perpetual
[Palakpakan]
Help at manalangin din ang nagaka ng
pera ng gobyerno
[Palakpakan]
at yung ibang mga magnanakaw tumatakbo
pa nga presidente ang lakas ng
[Palakpakan]
loob hindi muna ako mag-pick up
lines Kung hindi may kukwento lang ako
sandali
lang sabi ni Juan Nong 2013 tumakbong
Mayor ang tatay ko
Pedro Wow Ano baang ginagawa niya ngayon
Ju wala nanalo siya
[Palakpakan]
eh tanong Bakit hindi nahold up ang
Politiko sagot professional courtesy ng
magnanakaw
[Palakpakan]
tanong kung ang opposite ng Pro con Ano
naman ang opposite ng progress sagot
Anong opposite ng progress sagot
[Palakpakan]
Congress
finally tanong L ng
Fairy Once Upon a Time s hindi
ang iba nagsisimula sa kung iboto ninyo
ako This is a country that is in the
grip of poverty what we need are genuine
leaders leaders from our young people in
the universities like University of
Perpetual
health dapat ang ating mga Pangulo
mangagaling sa magandang mga campuses na
sigurado sa likod nian nakikita mo ang
mga teacher na qualified at magbibigay
ng sense of values sa ating lipunan yan
ang University of Perpetual health
[Palakpakan]
campus Alam niyo ang itsura ng campus
ninyo sa loob you have a quadrangle
where all the students go from point to
point in the Campus but they all meet
each other in the quadrangle Gan ang
mukha na mukha ng campus ninyo kaya
Mukha akong sa aking mga eskwelahan sa
America at sa Europa I hope I have no
doubt
[Musika]
[Palakpakan]
that I have no doubt the graduates of
University will someday be some of the
leaders of our country and real leaders
not leaders who are hypocritical at
Nagnanakaw pa ng limpak-limpak na
[Palakpakan]
pera e biro mo bilyon na pera ng ating
sambayanan kinukuha nila at binibigay sa
sarili
nila Pinupuri pa nilang sarili nila ang
Nagnanakaw
pagkatapos alam
nangyayari ay kinukuha nila nanakaw nila
ang pera sa gobyerno
pagkatapos pag Nanakaw na ibibigay nila
pag nele uli kunwari ibibigay o ibabalik
nila itong perang ninakaw nila sa mga
botante ngayon pag minuto sila ng mga
nagago nila
na nakauwi nila uli kaya walang
[Palakpakan]
katapusan ang nangyayari our ladies and
gentlemen of Perpetual
plunder kaya nagdadasal tayo sa ina
hindi Ina ng Diyos dahil ang diyos
walang ina kung hindi sa ina ng
panginoon we Pray to God
United country where most of the
people's hard earned money goes to the
private Pockets of crooks and criminals
we pray that Our Lady of Perpetual Help
will come descend to the Filipino people
choose our values which are Faith hope
and
Charity we have faith that the Filipino
people will very soon rise above their
immoral values
we have hope that this will come during
our lifetime and finally and that we
shall all have Charity for each other
Ngayon pa lang nakikita mo na meron
tayong kampanya para pagkapresidente
dapat ipaliwanag nila sa mga kabataan
Anong problema ng bansa
kailangan makapagbigay tayo ng mga
milyon na trabaho sa ating maman walang
kumikilos eh we all say that we want
jobs and the candidates say they will
give jobs but it has Never Happened
that's because they don't mean what they
say in order to provide employment we
have to have additional jobs in order to
have new jobs we have to have new
businesses in order to have new
businesses We must get capital both from
the local Filipino businessmen and from
the
imported
Capitalist that is the first thing to be
done the first thing to be done is to
create 2 million
jobs
pangalawa the next and more important
thing is we must have faith in ourselves
hindi na ang Pilipino palagi lang
niya pinaglalaruan ang pangalang
Pilipino Parang wala tayong wala tayong
pagmamalaki sa sarili I tell you I have
been abroad many times I have lived in
several countries I have competed with
other nationalities And I tell you that
in so far as natural resources are
concerned there is no better than the
Filipino magaling ang
[Palakpakan]
Pilipino There is nothing to hold the
Filipino back except our own lack of
self-confidence Parang sinasabi natin
ganyan na talaga yang Pilipinas eh puno
ng magnanakaw wala na tayong magawa pa
kung hindi mag-ofw na lang tayo o kaya
magnakaw din tayo kamukha ng
iba Hindi iyan masasabi ng nag-eskwela
sa University of Perpetual health hindi
sasabihin iyan kailan
man napakahirap sinasabi ko sa iyo sa
likod ng aking karanasan napakahirap na
kalabanin ang mga nanaka ng pera
dahil magagalit At magagala magbabayad
sila manuhol pa sila ng mga black
propagandist nila ang daming
mga mga taong kamukha nito na halos wala
hiya
pero walaang
but i we have been told every hair on
your head has been counted by God Kaya
alalahanin natin iyan habang tayo'y
nag-graduate na at naghahanap ng trabaho
alalahanin natin na may nagbabantay sa
atin bawat isa Iyan ang Panginoon kaya
Hwag kang malungkot para sa ating bansa
o para sa sarili mo this country loves
you and you may not be aware of it but
we love this country with all our hearts
that's why
hindi ako u mas Anong gagawi nila sa
akin Ilang beses ko naang hinon kam ayaw
[Palakpakan]
naman talagang mahirap kung nakik ko na
yumayaman ang mga katabi ko at ako naman
ay hindi na
umang mid
parang nawa ako pero Sugod ako Sugod dah
kaan man hindi talo mga
ito we remember the words of the it
matters not how straight the gate char
punishment the I Am The Master of my fa
I am the of My Soul ladies and
gent
Laguna me me to make our country
transform itself Into The Master of our
faith and the cap of our soul Thank you
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