November 2011
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September 2011
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“On this day we gather to declare that we shall not waver in our efforts to...”
– Alfredo E. Pascual (July 7, 1948 – ) is the 20th President of the University of the Philippines. He served as Alumni Regent and president of the UP Alumni Association (UPAA) prior to his election as UP President. He was also an official for 19 years of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the biggest...
“Only when we are vigilant — ready to participate in the public dialogue,...”
– Gerardo M. Roxas (August 25, 1924 – April 19, 1982), better known as Gerry Roxas, was representative of the First District of Capiz and Senator. Roxas led the Liberal Party senatorial slate in 1963 and emerged the topnotcher. In 1965, he ran for Vice-President. In the unfinished counting of the...
“The youth of the Philippines must come forward, even without bidding, for they...”
– Arturo M. Tolentino (September 19, 1910 – August 2, 2004) was Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines, Senate President, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Member of the House of Representatives, serving as Majority Floor Leader. He is more well known as the father of the Philippine...
“There are many things we do not want about the world. Let us not just mourn...”
– Ferdinand E. Marcos, Sr. (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989), was President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer, member of the Philippine House of Representatives and a member of the Philippine Senate. He was Senate President from 1963-1965.
“Stand up now and be a leader! And when all of us are leaders, we will expedite...”
– Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, Jr. (November 27, 1932 – August 21, 1983) was a Senator and a former Governor of Tarlac. Aquino, together with Gerry Roxas, formed the leadership of the opposition to the Marcos regime in the years leading to the imposition of martial law in the Philippines. In...
“Nothing can make me happier than to die for my country.”
– Wenceslao Q. Vinzons (September 28, 1910 — July 15, 1942) was president of the UP Student Council and editor-in-chief of the Philippine Collegian. At 24, he was the youngest delegate of the 1935 Constitutional Convention. In 1940, he was elected governor of Camarines Norte. The following year, he...