Have you ever dreamt of a Philippines that is poverty-free wherein all Filipinos have adequate housing, able to eat three square meals a day, and are gainfully employed without having to toil as overseas workers in far-away countries because there are no decent jobs in our country?
Have you ever dreamt of a Philippines wherein the development of the economy, supported by enlightened government policies, regulations, and legislations conducive to the responsible development of our natural resources, trade, and investments, can be sustainable for the long term regardless of the administration in power?
Have you ever dreamt of a Philippines wherein all children and underprivileged youth are provided with free quality and relevant education consistent with the needs of a developing economy such as the vocational-oriented dual system of learning, can study in well-constructed schools staffed with adequately compensated qualified teachers to prepare them for a better future?
Have you ever dreamt of a Philippines wherein government agencies efficiently hum, devoid of corruption, government functionaries and elected officials dutifully serve the public and their constituents instead of serving their own self-interests, particularly during calamities?
Have you ever dreamt of a Philippines wherein critical infrastructures such as roads, bridges, airports, seaports, hospitals, public transports, adequate potable water, irrigation, telecommunications, advanced information technology, industrial estates, power, and various renewable energy sources abound?
Have you ever dreamt of a Philippines wherein the public, the elderly, and the marginalized are provided reasonably priced, if not free, health insurance that will ensure quality medications and hospitalization for the sick?
Have you ever dreamt of a Philippines wherein the agricultural industry has finally been accorded priority attention from the government and more importantly the necessary resources to ensure sufficient food supply for the Filipino people will no longer be a lingering concern?
Have you ever dreamt of a Philippines wherein religious and political strife is a thing of the past, human rights are vigilantly upheld, and ordinary law-abiding citizens can freely walk the streets and live life peacefully, regardless of religious, political beliefs or income status, without fear, assured always of equal protection under the law?
Have you ever dreamt of a Philippines wherein our heritage of an abiding faith in God, a formidable family-centric culture, and our world-renowned Filipino hospitality will be nurtured and aggressively promoted by the government to ensure the preservation of our unique national identity for all ages to come?
If your dream of the Philippines is similar to the questions you have just read and wish to find out how these dreams can be realized, then please join a group of private citizens led by the eminent Dr. Jesus P. Estanislao and Rex Drilon, both renowned good governance stalwarts and Chairman and Vice-Chairman, respectively of The Center for Excellence in Governance.
Together with other notable concerned citizens, they have decided to plunge head-on into this seemingly Quixotic vision of what the Philippines could, and with the support of all like-minded Filipinos and God's grace will conceivably be like by 2048 – their self-declared timeline for achieving a Dream Philippines.
The first step is to participate in a day-long forum, "Building Our Dream Philippines" that will be held on November 10 via zoom. The forum's theme is "Personal Governance, Citizen Leadership & Community and Social Responsibility: Creating A Community of Advocates for Dream Philippines".
To register, please visit www.bit.ly/DreamPH 2022. The program fee is P5,000/pax but discounts are available for group, students, and teachers. All funds raised shall be used to support this worthy and noble endeavor.
Come, do your share, join and be an advocate of Dream Philippines!
Until next week … OBF!!!
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