This speech is given at a culmination program celebrating the Month of the Filipino Language. The speaker discusses the importance of the Filipino language and its role in fostering justice, fighting corruption, alleviating poverty, promoting inclusive development and protecting the environment. The speech emphasizes nurturing righteousness from a young age by teaching children to fear the Lord. It shares a story about a father trying to steal mangoes with his son to illustrate how teaching a child right from wrong from an early age can positively influence their life.
This speech is given at a culmination program celebrating the Month of the Filipino Language. The speaker discusses the importance of the Filipino language and its role in fostering justice, fighting corruption, alleviating poverty, promoting inclusive development and protecting the environment. The speech emphasizes nurturing righteousness from a young age by teaching children to fear the Lord. It shares a story about a father trying to steal mangoes with his son to illustrate how teaching a child right from wrong from an early age can positively influence their life.
This speech is given at a culmination program celebrating the Month of the Filipino Language. The speaker discusses the importance of the Filipino language and its role in fostering justice, fighting corruption, alleviating poverty, promoting inclusive development and protecting the environment. The speech emphasizes nurturing righteousness from a young age by teaching children to fear the Lord. It shares a story about a father trying to steal mangoes with his son to illustrate how teaching a child right from wrong from an early age can positively influence their life.
This speech is given at a culmination program celebrating the Month of the Filipino Language. The speaker discusses the importance of the Filipino language and its role in fostering justice, fighting corruption, alleviating poverty, promoting inclusive development and protecting the environment. The speech emphasizes nurturing righteousness from a young age by teaching children to fear the Lord. It shares a story about a father trying to steal mangoes with his son to illustrate how teaching a child right from wrong from an early age can positively influence their life.
MAGANDANG HAPON PO SA INYONG LAHAT AT MASAYANG PAGDIRIWANG NG BUWAN NG WIKA.
ISANG MALAKING KARANGALAN PO NA MAGING TAGAPAGSALITA NINYO NGAYON SA INYONG CULMINATION PROGRAM. I BELIEVE THAT TO BE UNDERSTOOD IS TO SPEAK WORDS THAT EVERYONE WHO HEARS CAN UNDERSTAND. OKAY LANG PO BA MAG-BISAYA KO PANAGSA? DAGHANG SALAMAT. IT IS AN HONOR TO SPEAK BEFORE YOU TODAY YOUNG CHILDREN. MY PRAYER IS THAT YOU WILL BE INSPIRED AND THAT THIS SPEECH WILL SPUR YOU ON TO LIVE THE KIND OF LIFE GOD WANTS YOU TO LIVE. I SO LOVED OUR THEME FOR THIS CELEBRATION, WIKA NATIN ANG DAANG MATUWID. THIS YEARS THEME HAS FIVE SUB-THEMES, THESE ARE: 1) WIKA NATIN AY WIKA NG KATARUNGAN AT KAPAYAAN; 2) WIKA NATIN AY LABAN SA KATIWALIAN; 3) WIKA NATIN AY SANDATA LABAN SA KAHIRAPAN; 4) WIKA NATIN AY WIKA NG MABILISAN, INKLUSIBO, AT SUSTENADONG KAUNLARAN; AND 5) WIKA NATIN AY WIKA SA PANGANGALAGA SA KAPALIGIRAN. THIS MONTH LONG CELEBRATION IS AIMED TO NURTURE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF FILIPINO AS THE NATIONAL LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION. LAST NIGHT, WHILE I WAS PREPARING FOR THIS SPEECH. I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT THE DEFINITION OF WIKA. SO I GOOGLE IT AND IT GIVES US THIS MEANING: ITOY ISANG MABISANG INSTRUMENTO SA PAMBANSANG PAGKAUNAWAAN AT PAGKAKAISA. THERES A LOT TO SAY ABOUT THIS TOPIC. BUT THIS TIME ID LIKE TO FOCUS ON A POINT WHICH I BELEIVE IS SIGNIFICANTLY RELATED AND WILL INFLUENCE ALL OTHER TOPICS HERE. KUNG MOSULTI KO UG KATIWALIAN, KINSA MAN ANG NAA SA INYONG MGA HUNAHUNA? YOURE POSSIBLE ANSWER WOULD BE JANET NAPOLES OR THE SENATORS OR THE VICE PRESIDENT BINAY. SAKIT KAAYO PAMALANDUNGON NING GISAGUBANG NGA PROBLEMA SA ATONG NASUD KARON. THIS PROBLEM IS A PICTURE OF WHAT MOST FILIPINO FAMILIES IS ENCOUNTERING TODAY. IN SOCIOLOGY, WE DEFINE FAMILY AS THE BASIC UNIT OF SOCIETY. KANING DAKONG PROBLEMA SA ATONG NASUD DILI NA NATO KAYA SOLUSYONAN. BUT YOU CAN DO SOMETHING IN YOUR OWN FAMILY. NOW, LET ME HELP YOU TAKE A CLOSER LOOK TO THIS PROBLEM. ALLOW ME TO BEGIN WITH THIS BEAUTIFULLY COINED PASSAGE BY CHINAS FAMOUS TEACHER, PHILOSOPHER, AND POLITICAL THEORIST NAMED CONFUCIOUS. HE SAID, TO PUT THE WORLD IN ORDER, WE MUST FIRST PUT THE NATION IN ORDER; TO PUT THE NATION IN ORDER, WE MUST PUT THE FAMILY IN ORDER; TO PUT THE FAMILY IN ORDER, WE MUST CULTIVATE OUR PERSONAL LIFE, AND TO CULTIVATE OUR PERSONAL LIFE, WE MUST FIRST SET OUR HEARTS RIGHT. ANG PAGKAT-ON SA PANGINABUHING MATARONG NAGASUGOD GAYUD SA ATONG MGA KAUGALINGON. KINI ANGAYNG MABATONAN SAMTANG ANG BATA NAGATUBO PA. THERE IS A SAYING THAT GOES, IT IS BETTER TO BUILD BOYS THAN TO TRANSFORM MEN. UG KANA HULAGWAY SA USA KA PANULTIHON SA KATIGULANGAN NGA, WALA NAY PANAHON ONDOY, TAAS NA KAAYO ANG LUBI. ITS FUNNY. YES. PERO MAO GYUD KANA ANG TINUOD. THUS, THE BIBLE TEACHES US TO TRAIN UP A CHILD IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO AND WHEN HE IS OLD HE WILL NOT DEPART FROM IT. DILI BUOT PASABOT NGA KUNG TIGULANG NA ANG TAWO WALA NAY KABAG-OHAN. ANG BUOT PASABOT NGA MAS MAHIMONG PRADAKTIBO ANG KINABUHI KON SUGOD GAMAY O BATA PA LANG NAKASABOT NA KITA UG NANINGABUHI NA KITA SA MATARONG. DAKO NATONG PASALAMAT SA MGA INSTITUTIONS LIKE THE PAGLAUM PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING CENTER DIRI SA PLARIDEL KON DIIN ILA GAYONG GIMATOTO ANG MGA KABANTAN-ON SA MGA PULONG SA GINOO. KANI DAKO KAAYONG IMPLUWENSYA PARA ANG MGA KABANTAN-ONAN MODAKO GAYOD NGA NAAY KAHADLOK SA GINOO. UG SALUDO AKO KANINYO MGA GINIKANAN NGA NITAMBONG KARON. SA INYONG PAGSUPORTA SA INYONG MGA ANAK. SIGURO UBAN SA ATO DIRI, ISA KA DAKONG SAKRIPISYO GAYOD KINI INYONG PAG-ANHI TUNGOD KAY NAAY MGA NEGOSYO O UBAN PANG MGA OBLIGASYON SA BALAY NGA INYONG NABIYAAN. PERO AKO MAGSULTI KANINYO, DAKO KAAYONG KALIPAY NAMONG MGA ANAK MAKITA NGA NAA INYONG PRESENSYA. WALAY BILI NGA IKATANDI SA AMONG KALIPAY SA INYONG MAKANUNAYONG PAGSUPORTA NAMONG INYONG MGA ANAK. ATO GAYONG SUPORTAAN ANG ATONG MGA ANAK SA ILANG PAG-ESKWELA UG ILABI NA ATONG IMATOTO SILA NGA MAHIMONG MAHADLOKON SA GINOO. AKO NAGATUO KON ANG ISA KA TAWO MAHADLOKON SA GINOO. BISAN ASA MAN SIYA IBUTANG UG BISAN UNSA MAN NGA PANAHON, DILI GYUD NA MAHIMONG PROBLEMA SA KATILINGBAN. LET ME END MY SPEECH IN THIS OLD FAMOUS STORY. ISA KA ADLAW NIANA, NAAY AMAHAN NGA NAGPLANONG MANGAWAT UG KAPAYAS ILANG SILINGAN. TUNGOD KAY DAUTAN MAN SYA NGA PAGKA-AMAHAN IYANG GIDALA IYANG ANAK APIL SA IYANG PAGPANGAWAT. SA DIHANG NIKATKAT NA SYA SA PUNOAN. NISULTI SIYA SA IYANG ANAK, ANAK, TAN-AWA SA IMONG PALIBUT KON NAAY MAKAKITA. NILINGI ANG ANAK SA IYANG PALIBOT. ANG AMAHAN NANGUTANA, ANAK, NAA BAY TAWO SA WALA? NITUBAG ANG ANAK, WALA TAY. SA TUO? WALA POD, TAY. SA IMONG LIKOD UG ATOBANGAN? WALA TAY. TUNGOD KAY ANG ANAK NAAY KAHADLOK SA GINOO, UG KAY NAKA-SABOT SYA NGA ANG WIKA AY SANDATA LABAN SA KATIWALIAN, NISYAGIT SIYA SA IYANG TATAY, ANG SA TAAS DIAY, TAY. KITA KAAYO KA SA GINOO TAY. ATONG PAKPAKAN ANG PAGLAUM FOUNDATION LEARNING CENTER UG SA ATONG MGA GINIKANAN. DAGHANG SALAMAT SA INYONG PAGPAMINAW. TO GOD BE THE GLORY! GOD BLESS US ALL!