1. His Excellency DiosdadoMacapagal
President of the Philippines
on
The State of the Nation
[January 22, 1962]
Mr. Vice President,
Mr. President,
Mr. Speaker,
Monsignor Antiporda,
Ladies and gentlemen of the Congress;
I appear before you today, the elected representatives of the sovereign people, not as
President of one party but as President of the entire Nation.
As such, I am charged with the constitutional duty, which I am resolved to carry out, of
serving the interests of the members of all groups of our people and doing justice to
every man.
It is in this spirit that I now come before you. For in administering the affairs of this
nation, you and I share the common responsibility of providing the leadership, the
guidance and the service that a democratic government owes to the people. You and I
must provide for their enjoyment of those basic requisites for decent living and of those
adequate opportunities for the attainment of material prosperity and spiritual fulfillment.
Only thus will they be able to stand in dignity and freedom in the community of nations.
We assume our joint responsibilities at a time when the Nation is faced with many
serious problems. The eyes of the world are focused on us, anxious to see how this
new Government will face the difficulties confronting it. Our performance will be judged
not only by our own people but also by the other nations of the world, not only by the
present but also by posterity.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
I established the First Land Reform Law and place the Philippines currency peso, on the
currency exchange market I made June 12, 1898 as the Philippines Independence Day
and I signed the creation of the Philippines veteran’s Bank and I also signed the
minimum wage law.
PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED
I acute problem in unemployment, widespread mass, poverty, graft and corruption lack
of treasury funds, a number of my reforms were blocked by the nationalista.
SOLUTION
As a president of the republic of the Philippines, I will do my best to resolved to carry
out, of serving the interests of the members of all groups of our people and doing justice
to every man.
![His Excellency DiosdadoMacapagal
President of the Philippines
on
The State of the Nation
[January 22, 1962]
Mr. Vice President,
Mr. President,
Mr. Speaker,
Monsignor Antiporda,
Ladies and gentlemen of the Congress;
I appear before you today, the elected representatives of the sovereign people, not as
President of one party but as President of the entire Nation.
As such, I am charged with the constitutional duty, which I am resolved to carry out, of
serving the interests of the members of all groups of our people and doing justice to
every man.
It is in this spirit that I now come before you. For in administering the affairs of this
nation, you and I share the common responsibility of providing the leadership, the
guidance and the service that a democratic government owes to the people. You and I
must provide for their enjoyment of those basic requisites for decent living and of those
adequate opportunities for the attainment of material prosperity and spiritual fulfillment.
Only thus will they be able to stand in dignity and freedom in the community of nations.
We assume our joint responsibilities at a time when the Nation is faced with many
serious problems. The eyes of the world are focused on us, anxious to see how this
new Government will face the difficulties confronting it. Our performance will be judged
not only by our own people but also by the other nations of the world, not only by the
present but also by posterity.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
I established the First Land Reform Law and place the Philippines currency peso, on the
currency exchange market I made June 12, 1898 as the Philippines Independence Day
and I signed the creation of the Philippines veteran’s Bank and I also signed the
minimum wage law.
PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED
I acute problem in unemployment, widespread mass, poverty, graft and corruption lack
of treasury funds, a number of my reforms were blocked by the nationalista.
SOLUTION
As a president of the republic of the Philippines, I will do my best to resolved to carry
out, of serving the interests of the members of all groups of our people and doing justice
to every man.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/diosdadomacapagalsona-130919042900-phpapp01/85/rizals-1-320.jpg)
