Friday, October 27, 2006

Statement of President Arroyo

We bow to the rule of democracy and the rule of law; and call upon the people, especially the strong and committed supporters of the people’s initiative, to join hands in supporting the close decision of the High Court. This is democracy in action and we must uphold it.

I extol those who fought for the people’s initiative for their patriotism, perseverance and courage.

The great idea of Charter reform lives on and we must keep the fire burning. This is about creating a modern, working Philippines; to leave behind the degenerated system that is holding the nation back and keeping it too poor and too divided.

We have a vision of having the Philippines join the ranks of first world nations by 2020 and a modern, more cohesive and more accountable political structure is key to achieving that goal.

We leave it now to the concerned institutions as to how we can keep the dreams of the people ascendant and heed the imperatives of change.

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