For all of these, civil society's role is crucial. It was civil society that elected me into office. It was civil society that propelled me to the presidency. It is civil society that will finally benefit from all the sacrifices we make today and the triumphs we have achieved so far. It is also civil society that will keep the momentum of growth at a steady pace by sustaining that collective political will that keeps the people aware, inspires my countrymen to volunteer for action and pushes them to demand that their rights be upheld at all times.
Good governance is the people's right.
It must never be taken lightly. The Filipino people have their recent People Power success story to offer to the youth and the rotary world. I have been told that the Philippines was chosen for this year's conference site because of its active youth population and its reputation for strong grass-roots rotary service. I cannot agree more wholeheartedly. The Filipino youth was the most active sector that participated in EDSA 2.