ni Lolet Abania | July 1, 2022
Sinimulan nina Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. at Vice President Sara Duterte ang kanilang unang araw ng panunungkulan sa pagdalo sa isang Misa sa loob ng compound ng Malacañang.
Batay sa impormasyon na inilabas ng Presidential News Desk, ginanap ang Misa ngayong Biyernes sa San Miguel Parish Church at si Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula nag-officiate nito.
Si Social Welfare Secretary Erwin Tulfo ang nag-post sa Facebook ng larawan nina Pangulong Marcos at VP Sara sa loob ng simbahan. Sa kanyang homily, nanawagan si Cardinal Advincula sa mga matatas na lider ng bansa aniya, “emulate the two traits of the Good Shepherd such as listening leadership and life-giving leadership.”
“As we meet in our offices and conference halls asking questions in our heads, may we be mindful of our people who ask questions in their empty stomachs… May we be leaders who listen to our people, especially the poor and marginalized,” pahayag ng cardinal.
“Jesus Christ is also a life-giving shepherd, a life-giving leader. He desires his flock to gain abundance and fullness of life, and he does this by laying down his own life for his sheep. He came not to be served, but to serve,” dagdag pa ni Cardinal Advincula.
Hiniling din ng cardinal sa mga opisyal ng gobyerno na maging mabuti hindi lamang sa ilang mga indibidwal o partikular na mga grupo kundi sa buong Pilipinas.
“Guided by truth, urged by charity, and passionate for justice and peace, may you spend yourselves in the service of the common good,” saad pa ng cardinal.
Hinimok din ni Cardinal Advincula ang publiko na suportahan at tulungan ang bagong administrasyon upang kanilang maisagawa ang kanilang mandato at maisakatuparan ang kanilang aspirasyon para sa pagpapabuti at ikauunlad ng ating bansa.
Samantala, kabilang sa mga dumalo na Cabinet members sa Misa ay sina Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez, Special Assistant to the President Anton Lagdameo, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla, Presidential Management Staff Chief Naida Angping, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos, Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco, Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista, Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra, Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III, Civil Service Commission chief Karlo Nograles, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles at Tulfo.