Marcos vows to fight threats to freedom

President Marcos has vowed to continue the fight against threats to freedom and repel those who trample the country’s “sacred shores.”

- ALEXIS ROMERO

In a speech during the 125th anniversary of the First Philippine Republic in Malolos, Bulacan yesterday, Marcos urged Filipinos to be modern-day heroes and help the country prosper.

He honored Filipinos who fought for freedom, saying the beneficiaries of their heroism will continue to pay their dues.

He said that stewards of the heroes’ legacy are expected to pay rent by making the economy sound, the democracy stable, the future secured and the nation strong.

“For that is the only way that we can honor those who founded this Republic, those who fought for its ideals and those who fell in the war. The fight continues up to this day, because while the great cause of freedom endures, it still faces threats, some shocking, some subtle, but all met with the same resolve,” Marcos said.

He warned that those who trample the country’s “sacred shores” would face resistance.

“The spirit of Malolos commands us to resist you, for the territory our forefathers fought for is unconquerable,” he said.