From the Website of PNA
‘Be hopeful of better days ahead,’ Duterte tells Filipinos
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on
Friday encouraged his fellow Filipinos to remain optimistic despite the
challenges that confronted them this year.
“May
we all have a meaningful celebration and let us be hopeful of better
days ahead. Maligayang Pasko sa ating lahat (Merry Christmas to
everyone),” Duterte said in his message on Christmas Day.
The President made the call as he acknowledged that 2020 has been a tough year.
“This
year has been difficult for all (of) us. So many lives lost, countless
families separated, even great economies collapsed, and yet we are still
waiting for a vaccine against the disease,” he said.
Duterte, however, told his countrymen not to lose hope and instead look forward to new opportunities.
The Christmas season, he said, should serve as a reminder that there is always hope.
“When
we find ourselves on the verge of despair and hopelessness, let us turn
to the narrative of the birth of Christ, which came in the night and
happened in the most obscure and humblest of places – in a manger. It
reminds us that we should always have hope, even in darkness, poverty,
and suffering,” Duterte added.
He
said Filipinos should find inspiration from Jesus Christ who, as the
child in the manger, “brought light to the town of Bethlehem and to the
whole of humanity.”
“May
that light bring love and cheer to everyone, not only to our families
and friends, but also to our front-liners, those who lost loved ones,
and those who are most in need,” he said.
Duterte is currently in his official residence in Davao City to celebrate Christmas with his family.
It is the fifth time Duterte is spending Christmas in his hometown since he became president in 2016.
This
year’s Christmas celebration is different from the previous years as
the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic has restricted the
people’s movement. (PNA)
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