The document summarizes a speech given by Atty. Alex Lacson about the role of libraries and librarians in nation-building. The key points are: 1. Librarians play an important role in fostering transformational change and should provide a venue for fellowship to remind themselves of this role. 2. They must create understanding among students of their profession as information professionals. 3. Librarians should encourage students to do their part in promoting transforming change to build the nation.

1. “Libraries and Librarians in Nation-Building:
Reaffirming the Role of the Information Professional
in Fostering Transformational Change”
Guest Speaker: Atty. Alex Lacson

2. Objectives
1. Provide a venue of fellowship among librarian being reminders
as a role.
2.Create understanding among students as profession information.
3.Encourage to create their share in postering transforming change
to build nation building.

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Paggising
Pagpasok
kaaway
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4.  Mother
Teresa
- Peace starts with a smile
-Filipino known as being warm – we are
distinct
- our youth would become what they read
- keep building our library that would enrich
their heart
and mind

5. Atty.Alex Lacson
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Our author is both prophetic and patriotic. A prophetic witness is
ahead of his times. He intuits and proposes changes in life and
institutions that are urgently needed, even when such changes
are resisted by the status quo. Alex Lacson has initiated with his
inspired book. And what precisely motivated our author is his
deep sense of patriotism– his compassionate concern for our
country and our people
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What is attractive and new in Alex Lacson’s idea is that his “12
Little Things” are very concrete, practical, and doable. As he
have always said: To love our country and our people with deep
passion and compassion– this is what can make our nation
great.

6. Greatest Generation of Filipinos
Lee Kuan Yew (biography)
-Political Leader
-led Singapore to independence and served as its first prime minister
-He was regularly re-elected from 1959 until he stepped down in 1990
-Lee Kuan Yew was educated in England
-under his firm guidance Singapore became a financial and industrial powerhouse,
despite a lack of abundant natural resources
-Lee ruled with ultimate authority, and his zeal for law and order was legendary
-1990 he stepped down and was succeeded as prime minister by Goh Chok Tong
-remained in the cabinet as senior minister until 2011, when he stepped down at age
87.
-retain his seat in Parliament.
- 1957 World’s promising professional in all Asian countries
- 1960 Korean wanted to become like Filipino (in basketball)
- 1st to 6th years Lee Kuan Yew did not bring prosperity to Singapore(1959-1965)

7. Lee Kuan Yew
 led
Singapore to independence and served as
first prime minister
 1957 - World’s promising professional in all
Asian countries
 1960 - Korean wanted to become like Filipino
(in basketball)
 1st to 6th years Lee Kuan Yew did not bring
prosperity to Singapore(1959-1965)

8. Mahathir bin Mohamad ( biography)
(pronounced [maˈhadɪr bɪn moˈhamat]).
(born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician who was the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia. He held the post
for 22 years from 1981 to 2003, making him Malaysia's longest serving Prime Minister. His political career
spanned almost 40 years.
Born and raised in Alor Setar, Kedah, Mahathir excelled at school and became a medical doctor. He
became active in the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), Malaysia's largest political party, before
entering parliament in 1964. He served one term before losing his seat, before falling out with the then Prime
Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman and being expelled from UMNO. When Abdul Rahman resigned, Mahathir
re-entered UMNO and parliament, and was promoted to the Cabinet. By 1976, he had risen to Deputy Prime
Minister, and in 1981 was sworn in as Prime Minister after the resignation of his predecessor, Hussein Onn.
As Prime Minister, Mahathir was credited with engineering Malaysia's rapid modernisation and economic
growth, and initiated a series of bold infrastructure projects. He was a dominant political figure, winning five
consecutive general elections and seeing off all of his rivals for the leadership of UMNO. However, his
accumulation of power came at the expense of the independence of the judiciary and the traditional powers
and privileges of Malaysia's royalty. He also deployed the controversial Internal Security Act to detain
activists, non-mainstream religious figures, and political opponents including his sacked deputy, Anwar
Ibrahim. Mahathir's record of curbing civil liberties and his antagonism to western diplomatic interests and
economic policy made his relationships with the likes of the US, Britain and Australia difficult. As Prime
Minister, he was an advocate of third-world development and a prominent international activist for causes
such as the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa and the interests of Bosnians in the 1990s
Balkans conflict.
He remains an active political figure in his retirement, having become a strident critic of his handpicked
successor, Abdullah Badawi, and actively supporting Abdullah's replacement by Najib Razak.

9. Mahathir bin Mohamad ( biography)
(pronounced [maˈhadɪr bɪn moˈhamat]).
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4th Prime Minister in Malaysia
He held the post for 22 years from 1981 to 2003,
making him Malaysia's longest serving Prime
Minister. His political career spanned almost 40
years.
Called as failed dictator
1991-1992 build tallest building , Pestronas Tower –
finished
1996 tourism = 2,000,000
2010 – tourist = 23 million
1981-1987 – 1st to 6th year = failure

10. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born in Transkei, South Africa on July 18, 1918. His father was Chief
Henry Mandela of the Tembu Tribe. Mandela himself was educated at University College of Fort Hare and
the University of Witwatersrand and qualified in law in 1942. He joined the African National Congress in
1944 and was engaged in resistance against the ruling National Party's apartheid policies after 1948. He
went on trial for treason in 1956-1961 and was acquitted in 1961.
After the banning of the ANC in 1960, Nelson Mandela argued for the setting up of a military wing within
the ANC. In June 1961, the ANC executive considered his proposal on the use of violent tactics and
agreed that those members who wished to involve themselves in Mandela's campaign would not be
stopped from doing so by the ANC. This led to the formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe. Mandela was
arrested in 1962 and sentenced to five years' imprisonment with hard labour. In 1963, when many fellow
leaders of the ANC and the Umkhonto we Sizwe were arrested, Mandela was brought to stand trial with
them for plotting to overthrow the government by violence. His statement from the dock received
considerable international publicity. On June 12, 1964, eight of the accused, including Mandela, were
sentenced to life imprisonment. From 1964 to 1982, he was incarcerated at Robben Island Prison, off
Cape Town; thereafter, he was at Pollsmoor Prison, nearby on the mainland.
During his years in prison, Nelson Mandela's reputation grew steadily. He was widely accepted as the
most significant black leader in South Africa and became a potent symbol of resistance as the antiapartheid movement gathered strength. He consistently refused to compromise his political position to
obtain his freedom.
Nelson Mandela was released on February 11, 1990. After his release, he plunged himself
wholeheartedly into his life's work, striving to attain the goals he and others had set out almost four
decades earlier. In 1991, at the first national conference of the ANC held inside South Africa after the
organization had been banned in 1960, Mandela was elected President of the ANC while his lifelong
friend and colleague, Oliver Tambo, became the organisation's National Chairperson.

11. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
 Black
leader in south Africa
 Imprisoned for 7 years
 1987 elected as 1st black President(19941999)
 Sincere, most trusted president of all countries
in the world
 Failed in bringing prosperity in his country

12.  Leadership
is important, so citizenship also
 Little
things we can do is also important
 Each
one of us has the part in the CHANGE

13.  Video:
Madonna Decena
- college graduate
- with 2 daughters
- working in Great Britain as a singer
- joined GBGT(Great Britain Got Talent)semi-finalist
- didn’t made it in the finals

14.  Motherless
generation
- 10,000,000 of our children today
- article in Time Magazine
- release in Nov. 2011

15.  VIDEO:
Ala Carte ( Ferdinand Dimadura)
- Food , Taste and Hunger
- film competition in Europe
- short film
- winner
- 26.7 million Filipino go to bed
hungry and don’t know where to get
their food the next day
- 60-70% are children

16.  John
Maxwell
- small changes are necessary before the big
change happen

17. Story: Eagles on the Wild
 Beak
 Claw
 feather
transformation is painful

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Pag tumanda na humahaba ang tuka
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Humahaba ang kuko
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Balahibo naglalagasan
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Maghahanap ng matigas na bato
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Tutukain para matanggal ang tuka

19.  Most
P
important leaders in a society
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20. HOW TO RAISE WONDERFUL
AND PATRIOTIC KIDS
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3 Rules AM( greet with smile, breakfast, send-off
3 Rules evening( dinner, stories, goodnight kiss)
Independence – allow to speak , allow to decide
Unity and teamwork –help their projects, assignments
Attitude of saving – from their school allowance
Goal setting – I goal a year
Entrepreneurship attitude
God’s word- white board, sacred heart
Compassionate heart – old, beggars, sampaguita girl
Faith in Filipino – good stories, pinoy products
My 2 best secret to success – Matt. 7:7 (humility)
Show them that I love their mother – HH-PSSP

21. VIDEO: Dad, I am watching you

22. LITTLE THINGS, BIG CHANGE
Extract from a speech at the University of the Philippines,
Diliman
2 March 2009
I had fears that people may not accept the little things or small acts as
a way of introducing change to our country, considering that it is in
the nature of man to be impatient, to look for instant answers, for big
solutions, for immediate change, for dramatic reform. But based on
the warm reception that our people gave to the book, I could sense
that there is a hunger for this kind of patriotism – a kind of heroism
that parents are willing to teach their children, because it is a type of
heroism that does not kill the hero. It is a kind of patriotism that finds
application in our daily lives.
Maybe this is what appeals to many of our people. Our people want to
help our country. They want to do something.
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We should have faith in what we are doing for our country, however
small it may seem in the eyes of other people. In the last 3 years, I
have seen greatness in various sizes and shapes and colors from
many of our people. Many of them thought they were just doing
small things. But when they performed these little things with great
love and great faith, their small acts started producing big results.
The little things or the small acts that we do, if performed with great
faith, will slowly but surely help in bringing about the big change we
all want to see in our country.

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For instance, there was a story that came out in the front page of
Philippine Daily Inquirer last February 14, 2009, Valentines Day. The
story is about some 2nd year high school students of Muntinlupa
Science High School in Muntinlupa City. These 2nd year high students,
averaging 14 to 15 years old, also government scholars, decided to
adopt 2 scholars in Palawan. Apparently, two years ago, their history
teacher (Ma. Celine Callado) was able to read the book “12 Little
Things” and discussed the book with the students when they just
started as first year high school. The teacher challenged them to do
one thing from among the 12 little things. The students decided, by a
vote, to adopt 2 scholars in the province under the program of World
Vision. Last year, they did all sorts of things to raise the funds to keep
their 2 scholars at school. This year, for the Valentines Day, they sold
flowers and chocolates at school. In addition, they offered to take the
photos of the crushes of their classmates and friends, for a fee. This
one became the bestseller. The students were able to raise in one day
the money they would need for the whole year for their 2 scholars in
Palawan

24. 
There are other stories, of course, like the story of a rich
businessman who offered to adopt 100 scholars after a talk I
gave before their group in 2006. There was also the story of the
franchisees association of the one of the biggest food chains in
the country, which offered to adopt 2,300 scholars after one of
their officers read the book. Many school and university papers
have made their own versions of 12 little things – Ateneo de
Manila University came up with “12 Little Things Every Atenean
Can Do For Ateneo and for the Country”. St Paul College, Xavier
University, Isabela State University, and Urios University made
their own versions of the 12 Little Things. Many schools and
universities have also included the book as required reading for
their Citizenship Training courses. In some airports and highways
in the provinces, there are huge posters and billboards about
these 12 little things to help our country, posted by people most
of whom I do not know.

25. 
We should have faith in what we are doing for
our country, however small it may seem in the
eyes of other people. In the last 3 years, I have
seen greatness in various sizes and shapes
and colors from many of our people. Many of
them thought they were just doing small things.
But when they performed these little things
with great love and great faith, their small acts
started producing big results. The little things
or the small acts that we do, if performed with
great faith, will slowly but surely help in
bringing about the big change we all want to
see in our country.