Press Release
April 8, 2009

Emulate the work ethics of the Chinese-Filipinos, Gordon advises

Independent Senator Richard J. Gordon today urged Filipinos to emulate the good work ethics of the Chinese communities in order to develop as a nation.

Gordon, speaking before the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc., said Filipinos should learn from the example of the Chinese and reinvent themselves and the country as well.

"Our countries, China and the Philippines , have a long past. It is creating a strong presence and will create an even stronger future if we can utilize the skills, the history, the work ethic, the vision, and of course, volunteerism," he said.

"Those are the hallmarks that we must always have so that we can come up with, not a mongrel but a high-breed of Filipinos and making sure that someday, this country will be respected by the rest of the best of the world," he added.

Gordon has allocated P45.5 million from his Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) for the construction of 182 classrooms nationwide under the Filipino-Chinese Federation's Barrio School Program.

The project is aimed at reducing the country's backlog in public school classrooms totaling to 57 million nationwide.

His initiative is in consonance with his Senate Bill 2402, also known as the Health and Education Acceleration Program (HEAP), which he filed in a bid to address the need to beef up the country's public educational and health care systems.

The bill proposes to require giant telecommunication companies to remit part of their multi-billion net revenue from local text messaging to augment government resources to fund the country's educational and health care requirements.

Gordon pointed out the need to bolster the country's educational system in order to keep businesses going, especially with the global financial crisis.

"Ang Pilipinas ngayon kulelat sa edukasyon. Anuman contest, ang Pilipinas talo. You are all businessmen, kung mahina ang tao natin, hihina ang negosyo niyo," he said.

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