You can find the actual transcript here. The English translations can be found here.
On June 30, 2010, President Noynoy Aquino was sworn into office at the Quirino Grandstand. There was a sea of yellow and a sea of hopeful faces. I was going to critique President Noynoy’s speech by pointing out things I’m doubtful of or things I disagree with, but his speech filled me with hope for the Philippines. We share the same disdain towards the Philippines’ slow economic growth, we share the same resentment toward poor governance, we share the same contempt towards the corrupt, and we share the same dream for a better country. I am hopeful for the future because President Noynoy knows what to do, and he’s got the whole country backing him up.
Yet, I’m wondering why he cut God out of his speech. His mother was a devout Catholic; she wore it on her sleeve. I’m surprised President Noynoy didn’t do the same, because in the end he is still accountable to God. In the end, it is not man who controls his path, but the God of the universe.
In the end, I applaud President Noynoy for giving us what we need: hope.
“For I, the Lord, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity.” Isaiah 61:8a
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