As
Binay started on his speech, he apologized because Leyte Normal University is
not included in the list of schools that he provides scholarship every year. He
has an impression that all the colleges and state universities are all beneficiaries
of his scholarship program.
In educational
concerns- Binay shared the statement of
the former South African president Nelson Mandela , “ Education is the most
powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” . He added that the
statement of Mandela is very simple but very
true. He related it to himself on how education has given him a big change and
he added that his mother had influenced him a lot.
The
progress in public education in Makati is what Binay is proud of. “Libre ang
kagamitan sa pag-aaral simula sa lapis, notebook, libro , bag at uniporme,” he
said. He added, “I always believe that
every Filipino, rich or poor, young or old, city resident or rural citizen, has
a God given right to obtain quality education.”
In political
concerns- About the experience of Binay as he seated for the first time as
Mayor of Makati, he said, “People were not so sure for what I could do for
Makati but in my mind I did not do what I could not do. I was not burdened by
pre-conceived traditions and limitations and so I had no self-imposed obstacles
to overcome”.
Binay also explained about what they had done when the time that
Makati had experienced bankrupt, “Nagpatupad kami ng malawakang reporma at sa
loob po ng isang taon, napalago namin ang kaban ng bayan. Naging tapat ang
pagdala ng pagbayad ng mga mamamayan sa negosyante at negosyante at nabigyan ng
bagong lakas at mga kritikal na serbisyong publiko, “He also added that their
slogan became ARISE from RISE which means Action for Revenue, Infrastructure,
Social Services and Education.
Binay
had also tackled on how computerization is vital in expanding their revenue
during his mayoralty in Makati. He noted that when he took off his seat as a
Mayor, the revenue reached 11 billion pesos compared to 200,000 peso in 1986.
Before
Binay had ended his speech, he left a
statement, “Pag-alis po ninyo sa pagtitipong ito, maging bahagi sana kayo ng
mas malawak na lipunan, maging bahagi sana kayo sa poagbuo ng isang bagong
pilipinas, isang pilipinas na ang lahat ay may pagkakataong umangat sa buhay na
ang lahat ng bata ay may pagkakataong makapag-aral, na ang maysakit ay mabibgyan
ng wastong lunas, na ang mga nakatatanda ay nabibigyan ng pagkalinga at
pagmamahal,”.
