Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte has dedicated her message on the country’s 126th Independence Day to the youth.
“Our countrymen, let us continue to be resilient toward establishing a youth-oriented nation and nationalist youth,” Duterte said in Filipino during her Davao City address.
“On Independence Day, we give importance not just to the sovereignty we have won, but to commemorate the struggles we have overcome, are experiencing, and will continue to face,” she added.
The Vice President likewise paid tribute to our Filipino forefathers for their sacrifices to gain Philippine sovereignty.
“On this day, we give importance and recognition to our heroes who became the foundation for the Philippines to obtain our independence from colonizers,” Duterte said.
“Their courage and nationalism will never be matched,” she added.
In an earlier Independence Day message, the Education Secretary also called for cooperation and unity toward a resilient, free, and progressive Philippines.
