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Speech of Sec. Ignacio R. Bunye during the
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Malacanang, 16 June 2008
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Press Secretary
Ignacio R. Bunye's Speech during the inauguration of the
Philippine Ports Authority, Calapan City, Mindoro, 12 June 2008
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Press Secretary Ignacio R. Bunye's
Speech during the Philippine Independence Day Celebration -
Calapan City, Mindoro, 12 June 2008
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Press Secretary and
Presidential Spokesman Ignacio R. Bunye presents a trophy and a P10,000 cash
award to Venus Evangelista, a 4th year student of the Bucayao National High
School who topped the "On the Spot Feature Article - Writing Contest" during
the celebration of the 110th anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine
Independence at the Calapan City Hall in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro
Thursday (June 12) Organized by the Office of the Press Secretary in
cooperation with the city government of Calapan, the feature writing contest
aims to create awareness among the youth of the significance in their lives
of the sacrifices and contributions of the heroes of Mindoro to Philippine
independence. At center is Calapan City Mayor Salvador Leachon. (Rico Borja/OPS-NIB
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Ces Drilon’s mea
culpa |
(For the week ending
June 22, 2008) |
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By June 30, when I
would have resigned from my current positions in government, I would
have established three records of sorts.
One. I would have served the longest as Press Secretary/Presidential
Spokesperson post Martial Law.
Two. I would have served the shortest stint as a Presidential
Adviser (15 days, from June 16 to June 30).
Three. I would be the only Acting Executive Secretary to affix his
signature on a Presidential pardon involving a former President.
By June 30, I would also have filed my indefinite leave of absence
from the Lakas CMD, of which I was a member from the very start,
when Lakas was not so malakas, and was then originally known as
Lakas Tao (People Power).
I would have also divested myself of shares in any financial
institution which would fall under the supervision of the Bangko
Sentral.
Starting July 3, which coincides with the founding anniversary of
the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, I will assume my new responsibility
as a member of the Monetary Board, a full-time position. As Governor
Amando Tetangco, Jr. and Deputy Governor Armando Suratos told me
when I called on them two weeks ago, it’s really a full-time job
setting monetary policies and supervising financial institutions. So
there goes my plan to teach either at Ateneo or AIM.
As I close one chapter in my life and open a new page, I take this
opportunity to thank President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for her trust
and confidence and for the distinct honor and privilege of serving
our country during these challenging times.
I thank the other members of the President's official family for
their assistance and cooperation but, most of all, for their
friendship.
I thank my staff, the OPS family, for their indispensable support
which certainly made my job a little easier; the media community,
especially the Malacanan Press Corps, (a.k.a. Malacanan brat pack)
for always keeping me on my toes and, most of all, my family -- my
wife and my children -- for their love and prayers which kept me
going at all times.
*****
The ordeal of Ces
Drilon at the hands of her captors calls to mind an anecdote about a
mother and her child who had almost drowned after the latter had
disobeyed all warnings not to go to the river's edge.
While the child was flailing in the water awaiting rescue, her
frantic family stormed heaven with prayers. As soon as the child was
fished out of the water, her mother's worry soon turned to anger at
having her admonitions disregarded. After hugging her daughter with
great relief, her next urge was to give her daughter a good spanking
(or at least make her 'face the corner' for a very long time) to
teach her a lesson.
It is the second time in just seven months that Ms. Drilon figured
prominently in a situation where she recklessly disregarded personal
safety to get a story. In November 2007, it was by refusing to leave
when requested by the authorities during the siege of the Peninsula
hotel by Antonio Trillanes and his cohorts.
Less than a year later, her defiance of instructions from no less
than ABS-CBN's management led to even more disastrous consequences.
Lest we be misunderstood, we are thankful that no harm befell Ms.
Drilon or her crew. We joined thousands of Filipinos in offering our
own prayer for their safety. At the same time, it is a painful way
to learn that no story is worth putting one's family in agony for.
News accounts quote Ms. Drilon as having said, "I want to make it
clear, while my office knew to a certain extent what my story was,
there were instructions I disobeyed. I was hard-headed at one point
and I disregarded some warnings. And I put the lives of my team in
danger xxx It's a very sobering experience for me. Xxx You know, I
always go after the story sometimes not thinking of my loved ones,
my mom, my kids. And this time, I guess, I don't know... I also need
to think of those who love me, that they are already getting hurt.
It was so unthinking, irresponsible in a way to do that to my
children, to my mother, my sisters, my brothers, put them through an
ordeal like that... And the children (of my crew)."
Our country has been given a bum rap by some "media watchdogs" as
being one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists.
But is that entirely accurate when it is the journalist who puts
himself or herself in harm's way?
*****
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