President honors father on 108th birth anniversary

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. honored the late former President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. on his 108th birthday anniversary yesterday and shared that one of the many lessons his father imparted to him was to respect and fight for the dignity of Filipinos.

- BY BETHEENA UNITE

"These are the many, many lessons that we must maintain, always, our dignity and we must always respect the dignity of every Filipino. And not only respect the dignity of every Filipino, but we must fight for the dignity of every Filipino," Marcos said.

"We will not allow for any great power, any person, to humiliate or to put down any Filipino," he added.

The President said that "despite the difficulties, we must always find ourselves on the right side of history."

He said that the late patriarch told him to always exercise good judgment and always side with the national interest, adding that he should always be motivated by "a true commitment to service."