VICE President Jejomar Binay said Wednesday his birthday wish is to improve the lives of all the Filipinos and wipe out poverty in the country.
He celebrated his 73rd birthday on Wednesday with the residents of a poor community in Pasay and vowed to work to address the problem of widespread poverty.
“If I would make a birthday wish, I want to improve the lives of every Filipino,” Binay said. “This is one article, my primary article of faith under my administration: to uplift the lives of Filipino people.”
Binay recounted when his mother died because of poverty.
He then vowed, when he got appointed mayor of Makati, that his administration would see to it that no one in Makati would die because of poverty.
He said his mother was a teacher in Pasay City and he grew up in Libertad, but then he transferred to Makati and lived there.
He said he wished Filipinos would be able to rise above poverty and create a better life for themselves.