Thursday, October 17, 2024

Speech of Mayor NJQ at the JKQMWC Inauguration

 

MNJQ’S SPEECH

JKQMWC INAUGURATION

October 18, 2024; 8:00AM; JKQMWC

 

(acknowledgement of dignitaries)

 

Masantos a cabuasuan ed sicayon amin.

Naimbag nga bigat kadakayo amin.

Magandang umaga po sa inyong lahat.

Good morning to each and everyone.

 

A gift to the Bayambangueños and the entire Pangasinan, the Julius K. Quiambao Medical and Wellness Center honors our son, Julius, and his legacy of bettering lives and uplifting communities. 

Today, we are not only making history in advancing our healthcare system by providing top-notch services and medical equipment. We are also delivering an even valuable purpose and that is giving hope to the people.

Many families have been broken by poverty. And poverty, as we know it, is exhausting. It is dream- and hope-crushing. It is the real sickness that weakens and kills so many people. And it is heartbreaking when you see your loved ones suffer and not be able to do anything about it because of lack of money and because you are poor. This is why we started our banner program, ang Rebolusyon Laban sa Kahirapan in the year 2018. And since then, we have committed ourselves to help each and every Bayambangueño break free from the chains of poverty by creating more opportunities and bringing the government closer to the people.

Today, as I stand here among you, my heart is full and I feel grateful because we are fulfilling yet another promise to our town through the establishment of JKQ Medical and Wellness Center. Sa pagkakatatag ng institusyong ito, binibigyan natin ng panibagong inspirasyon at pag-asa ang ating mga kababayan. We are giving them a reason to look forward to a bright future because finally, every Bayambangueño and Pangasinense will now be able to afford quality and advanced medical care.

In one famous episode of Grey’s Anatomy, a well-loved medical drama television series, Meredith Grey delivered an iconic line that resonated not only among medical practitioners but to people from all walks of life. She said, “People can be broken but any surgeon knows that what’s broken can be mended, what’s hurt can be healed. And no matter how dark it gets, the sun is going to rise again.”

As public servants, this is our mission – to help in mending what is broken and damaged in our society, to heal not just the physical wounds of a person but even those that our eyes can’t see but our hearts can feel. To stand with our people in times of darkness and lead them towards a better, a kinder, and brighter future.

Many lives will depend upon our hands and we will be responsible for their future. So let us make a difference in people's lives by using these hands to foster empathy, compassion, and solidarity amongst people. Magtulungan tayo upang maipanalo ang Rebolusyon Laban sa Kahirapan.

 

Maraming salamat po at muli, magandang umaga po sa ating lahat. To God be all the highest glory.

 

 

 

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