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[Music] bismillahirrahmanirrahim assalamu
bismillahirrahmanirrahim assalamu
bismillahirrahmanirrahim assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu
alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu
alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu that means may the peace and blessings
that means may the peace and blessings
that means may the peace and blessings of the Almighty God be upon you all
of the Almighty God be upon you all
of the Almighty God be upon you all earlier I was informed that among those
earlier I was informed that among those
earlier I was informed that among those who registered for today’s event about
who registered for today’s event about
who registered for today’s event about 65 percent our future doctors who are
65 percent our future doctors who are
65 percent our future doctors who are women and across schools
women and across schools
women and across schools medical schools law schools we’ve seen
medical schools law schools we’ve seen
medical schools law schools we’ve seen the increase in enrollment rates of
the increase in enrollment rates of
the increase in enrollment rates of women and girls and that is truly
women and girls and that is truly
women and girls and that is truly remarkable considering that decades ago
remarkable considering that decades ago
remarkable considering that decades ago it was not always the case
it was not always the case
it was not always the case take for example the story of harita
take for example the story of harita
take for example the story of harita hurry gia is a top Muslim Filipina who
hurry gia is a top Muslim Filipina who
hurry gia is a top Muslim Filipina who was born at a time when it was okay when
was born at a time when it was okay when
was born at a time when it was okay when it was normal to deprive female children
it was normal to deprive female children
it was normal to deprive female children of the right to education her family
of the right to education her family
of the right to education her family refused or did not allow her to go to
refused or did not allow her to go to
refused or did not allow her to go to school not because they could not afford
school not because they could not afford
school not because they could not afford the tuition cost but because she was a
the tuition cost but because she was a
the tuition cost but because she was a woman because they believed that going
woman because they believed that going
woman because they believed that going to school and providing for the family
to school and providing for the family
to school and providing for the family these are the rules for men alone and
these are the rules for men alone and
these are the rules for men alone and seeing you all here today it’s a
seeing you all here today it’s a
seeing you all here today it’s a manifestation that we have come a long
manifestation that we have come a long
manifestation that we have come a long way in that regard as what I’ve said
way in that regard as what I’ve said
way in that regard as what I’ve said more women today are enrolled and more
more women today are enrolled and more
more women today are enrolled and more women today are studying medic a
women today are studying medic a
women today are studying medic a medicine a law school in law schools but
medicine a law school in law schools but
medicine a law school in law schools but it’s not it’s not just your gender
it’s not it’s not just your gender
it’s not it’s not just your gender that’s the barrier okay despite the
that’s the barrier okay despite the
that’s the barrier okay despite the elimination of that barrier we still
elimination of that barrier we still
elimination of that barrier we still have other hindrances to access to
have other hindrances to access to
have other hindrances to access to education some of you here might be
education some of you here might be
education some of you here might be familiar with the story of crystal
familiar with the story of crystal
familiar with the story of crystal Tejada crystal Tejada was a beautiful
Tejada crystal Tejada was a beautiful
Tejada crystal Tejada was a beautiful and young intelligent woman she was a
and young intelligent woman she was a
and young intelligent woman she was a student of the University of the
student of the University of the
student of the University of the Philippines she was a student until she
Philippines she was a student until she
Philippines she was a student until she was barred from entering the university
was barred from entering the university
was barred from entering the university because her family could not afford her
because her family could not afford her
because her family could not afford her tuition
tuition
tuition then you have the story of countless
then you have the story of countless
then you have the story of countless children who never had their day in
children who never had their day in
children who never had their day in school countless children who were so
school countless children who were so
school countless children who were so innocent and who were so young countless
innocent and who were so young countless
innocent and who were so young countless children who had larger-than-life dreams
children who had larger-than-life dreams
children who had larger-than-life dreams dreams like our own whose lives were
dreams like our own whose lives were
dreams like our own whose lives were lost in wars fought in mindanao Wars
lost in wars fought in mindanao Wars
lost in wars fought in mindanao Wars they knew nothing about now why did ice
they knew nothing about now why did ice
they knew nothing about now why did ice why did I choose to start my
why did I choose to start my
why did I choose to start my presentation with their stories it’s
presentation with their stories it’s
presentation with their stories it’s because their stories are a reminder
because their stories are a reminder
because their stories are a reminder that our rights opportunities and
that our rights opportunities and
that our rights opportunities and freedoms today are not shared by all of
freedoms today are not shared by all of
freedoms today are not shared by all of us their stories are a reminder of our
us their stories are a reminder of our
us their stories are a reminder of our privilege their stories are a reminder
privilege their stories are a reminder
privilege their stories are a reminder that the poor are poor not because they
that the poor are poor not because they
that the poor are poor not because they are easy but because they don’t have the
are easy but because they don’t have the
are easy but because they don’t have the same opportunities that we have and why
same opportunities that we have and why
same opportunities that we have and why am I saying this because the simple idea
am I saying this because the simple idea
am I saying this because the simple idea here that I want each of you to get from
here that I want each of you to get from
here that I want each of you to get from my from my simple speech is that
my from my simple speech is that
my from my simple speech is that checking our privilege is our
checking our privilege is our
checking our privilege is our responsibility as a Filipino and
responsibility as a Filipino and
responsibility as a Filipino and checking our response and checking our
checking our response and checking our
checking our response and checking our privilege it’s not just about becoming
privilege it’s not just about becoming
privilege it’s not just about becoming aware that what we have or some of the
aware that what we have or some of the
aware that what we have or some of the freedoms that we enjoy our freedoms that
freedoms that we enjoy our freedoms that
freedoms that we enjoy our freedoms that others don’t have or don’t enjoy
others don’t have or don’t enjoy
others don’t have or don’t enjoy that’s not checking our privilege
that’s not checking our privilege
that’s not checking our privilege checking our privilege requires a
checking our privilege requires a
checking our privilege requires a positive action to actually ensure that
positive action to actually ensure that
positive action to actually ensure that each of us regardless of ethnicity
each of us regardless of ethnicity
each of us regardless of ethnicity religion class or political background
religion class or political background
religion class or political background enjoys the fullness of freedoms and
enjoys the fullness of freedoms and
enjoys the fullness of freedoms and rights and shine in our laws to
rights and shine in our laws to
rights and shine in our laws to paraphrase spider-man with great
paraphrase spider-man with great
paraphrase spider-man with great privilege comes great responsibility and
privilege comes great responsibility and
privilege comes great responsibility and our generation is not new to inspiring
our generation is not new to inspiring
our generation is not new to inspiring change our generation is not new to
change our generation is not new to
change our generation is not new to serving our country
serving our country
serving our country take for example
take for example
take for example the story of second lieutenant machinist
the story of second lieutenant machinist
the story of second lieutenant machinist illumine a 26 year old registered nurse
illumine a 26 year old registered nurse
illumine a 26 year old registered nurse and a combatant officer of the
and a combatant officer of the
and a combatant officer of the Philippine Marines today she is the only
Philippine Marines today she is the only
Philippine Marines today she is the only female in her team and she serves at the
female in her team and she serves at the
female in her team and she serves at the frontlines in the liberation efforts for
frontlines in the liberation efforts for
frontlines in the liberation efforts for our Muslim brothers and sisters in
our Muslim brothers and sisters in
our Muslim brothers and sisters in Moraga City every day she Braves every
Moraga City every day she Braves every
Moraga City every day she Braves every bullet and she Braves every possibility
bullet and she Braves every possibility
bullet and she Braves every possibility that it could be her last knowing fully
that it could be her last knowing fully
that it could be her last knowing fully well that the cost that she’s fighting
well that the cost that she’s fighting
well that the cost that she’s fighting for is greater than her own and knowing
for is greater than her own and knowing
for is greater than her own and knowing fully well that we are only as good as a
fully well that we are only as good as a
fully well that we are only as good as a nation as our freedom then you have the
nation as our freedom then you have the
nation as our freedom then you have the case of doctors Perlas and sinha linden
case of doctors Perlas and sinha linden
case of doctors Perlas and sinha linden these are doctors who died while serving
these are doctors who died while serving
these are doctors who died while serving as doctors to the barrios they believe
as doctors to the barrios they believe
as doctors to the barrios they believe that every Filipino deserves access to
that every Filipino deserves access to
that every Filipino deserves access to healthcare that healthcare is a human
healthcare that healthcare is a human
healthcare that healthcare is a human right that it is a universal human right
right that it is a universal human right
right that it is a universal human right and you know why
and you know why
and you know why as future doctors you are so lucky for
as future doctors you are so lucky for
as future doctors you are so lucky for example for us lawyers it depends on our
example for us lawyers it depends on our
example for us lawyers it depends on our moral compass if we do if we choose to
moral compass if we do if we choose to
moral compass if we do if we choose to do good or sometimes we choose to defend
do good or sometimes we choose to defend
do good or sometimes we choose to defend for example they’re not so good people
for example they’re not so good people
for example they’re not so good people but for you medical doctors at the core
but for you medical doctors at the core
but for you medical doctors at the core of your profession is the compassion and
of your profession is the compassion and
of your profession is the compassion and the opportunity to help change lives to
the opportunity to help change lives to
the opportunity to help change lives to save lives at the core of your
save lives at the core of your
save lives at the core of your profession is the compassion to actually
profession is the compassion to actually
profession is the compassion to actually make sure that the future generations
make sure that the future generations
make sure that the future generations are the generations to come we’ll have
are the generations to come we’ll have
are the generations to come we’ll have an even better tomorrow then you have
an even better tomorrow then you have
an even better tomorrow then you have the story of thousands of those of us
the story of thousands of those of us
the story of thousands of those of us who chose to serve as nurses public
who chose to serve as nurses public
who chose to serve as nurses public school teachers police officers and
school teachers police officers and
school teachers police officers and civil servants you know as a government
civil servants you know as a government
civil servants you know as a government employee from the ARMM I have had the
employee from the ARMM I have had the
employee from the ARMM I have had the opportunity to meet some of the most
opportunity to meet some of the most
opportunity to meet some of the most honest
honest
honest and some of the most competent people I
and some of the most competent people I
and some of the most competent people I know people who get up early in the
know people who get up early in the
know people who get up early in the morning work the long hours and go home
morning work the long hours and go home
morning work the long hours and go home to their family’s tired from their labor
to their family’s tired from their labor
to their family’s tired from their labor but with the highest hopes that by
but with the highest hopes that by
but with the highest hopes that by serving their country they create a
serving their country they create a
serving their country they create a better opportunity and a better future
better opportunity and a better future
better opportunity and a better future for the generations to come
for the generations to come
for the generations to come for their children and for our
for their children and for our
for their children and for our children’s children years from now you
children’s children years from now you
children’s children years from now you will be choosing what kind of doctors
will be choosing what kind of doctors
will be choosing what kind of doctors you would like to be and I can only hope
you would like to be and I can only hope
you would like to be and I can only hope that in doing so you are fully aware of
that in doing so you are fully aware of
that in doing so you are fully aware of your privilege and what your privilege
your privilege and what your privilege
your privilege and what your privilege entails and what your privilege entails
entails and what your privilege entails
entails and what your privilege entails as your responsibilities to the Filipino
as your responsibilities to the Filipino
as your responsibilities to the Filipino people and if ever you get lost
people and if ever you get lost
people and if ever you get lost take inspiration or draw inspiration
take inspiration or draw inspiration
take inspiration or draw inspiration from our history as a people our history
from our history as a people our history
from our history as a people our history is a history of creating possibilities
is a history of creating possibilities
is a history of creating possibilities for the next generations it was because
for the next generations it was because
for the next generations it was because of those who came before us that women
of those who came before us that women
of those who came before us that women and girls are no longer discriminated it
and girls are no longer discriminated it
and girls are no longer discriminated it is because of those who came before us
is because of those who came before us
is because of those who came before us that some there are in our policies
that some there are in our policies
that some there are in our policies existing laws and bills drafted to make
existing laws and bills drafted to make
existing laws and bills drafted to make sure that there is access to education
sure that there is access to education
sure that there is access to education and it is now our turn our generations
and it is now our turn our generations
and it is now our turn our generations turn to check our privilege and to build
turn to check our privilege and to build
turn to check our privilege and to build new possibilities earlier I mentioned
new possibilities earlier I mentioned
new possibilities earlier I mentioned about harita Khadija a toss-up Muslim
about harita Khadija a toss-up Muslim
about harita Khadija a toss-up Muslim woman who was deprived of her right to
woman who was deprived of her right to
woman who was deprived of her right to education and it’s because it’s because
education and it’s because it’s because
education and it’s because it’s because of the past generations that today she
of the past generations that today she
of the past generations that today she gets to see and witness her grandson
gets to see and witness her grandson
gets to see and witness her grandson speak before you all about her life
speak before you all about her life
speak before you all about her life story speak before you all about the
story speak before you all about the
story speak before you all about the responsibility our responsibility to the
responsibility our responsibility to the
responsibility our responsibility to the next generation so when you get home
next generation so when you get home
next generation so when you get home this is what I want you to do reflect on
this is what I want you to do reflect on
this is what I want you to do reflect on your privilege
your privilege
your privilege and think what you can do to contribute
and think what you can do to contribute
and think what you can do to contribute to build a better future to our children
to build a better future to our children
to build a better future to our children thank you all so much
thank you all so much
thank you all so much [Applause]
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