Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna has called on the graduates of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila to help build a "Magnificent Manila."
Lacuna, who was the guest speaker at the PLM's 112th commencement exercises on Saturday, said that the graduates have a responsibility to help the city become a better place.
"Let us help each other and work together to promote a better and more developed city. Let us put our acts together as we envision and realize a Magnificent Manila," she said.
Lacuna congratulated the graduates and their parents for their achievement. She also reminded them to be thankful to God, their loved ones, their friends and schoolmates, and the taxpayers of Manila for their support.
She said that the city government is doing its best to help the graduates find jobs and succeed in their chosen fields.
"I am confident that with your credentials as products of the PLM, you will be able to find a job and an opportunity to promote yourselves in your chosen field of endeavor," she said.
Lacuna also urged the graduates to be good citizens and to contribute to the development of Manila.
"I hope that you will continue to be proud of being Iskolar ng Bayan and that you will always remember your alma mater," said the lady mayor.
The local government had been providing P1,000 monthly allowance for PLM students, along with those from the Universidad de Manila as part of the city's social amelioration program.
Lacuna expressed confidence that with their credentials as product of the PLM, the graduates will be able to find a job and an opportunity to promote themselves in their chosen field of endeavor.