{"id":18053,"date":"2026-01-01T14:58:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T06:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=18053"},"modified":"2026-01-01T15:02:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T07:02:22","slug":"pbbm-urges-filipinos-to-welcome-2026-with-discipline-unity-shared-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2026\/01\/01\/pbbm-urges-filipinos-to-welcome-2026-with-discipline-unity-shared-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"PBBM URGES FILIPINOS TO WELCOME 2026 WITH DISCIPLINE, UNITY, SHARED PURPOSE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday called on Filipinos to welcome the New Year with discipline, confidence, and a shared commitment to national progress and Bagong Pilipinas, urging unity, compassion, and collective purpose as 2026 sets in.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cAs we step into the unfolding days ahead, may we move forward with a clearer understanding of our role in each other\u2019s lives and a renewed commitment to building a future shaped not by circumstance done, but by the strength of our will and the clarity of our collective purpose,\u201d the President said in his message.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>President Marcos invited Filipinos to pause and take stock of the past year\u2019s experiences, stressing the value of learning from challenges while setting a hopeful direction for the future.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe coming of another year is always a moment for reflection and renewal. It gives us the opportunity to look back on the year that has passed\u2013its lessons, challenges, and achievements\u2013and to look ahead with hope and purpose to the possibilities that await us,\u201d the President noted.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlighting the need for a forward-looking mindset as the country enters a new chapter, President Marcos emphasized the role of personal discipline and collective effort in shaping the nation\u2019s future.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cAs we step into 2026, I therefore call on every Filipino to embrace the year with discipline, confidence, and a shared commitment to our nation\u2019s progress. For beyond personal resolutions, the new year calls on us to examine how we live with one another, how we lift one another, and how our choices shape our nation,\u201d the Chief Executive added.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The President reaffirmed the government\u2019s resolve to advance its vision of a more unified and compassionate Bagong Pilipinas, while pointing out the importance of solidarity and moral choice in nation-building.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cA society thrives when its people choose empathy over indifference, service over self-interest, and hope over despair,\u201d President Marcos emphasized.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIt is thus our commitment in the government to be relentless in pursuing a Bagong Pilipinas that nurtures unity, fosters compassion, and showcases the greatness of our kababayans,\u201d the President added.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday called on Filipinos to welcome the New Year with discipline, confidence, and a shared commitment to national progress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18057,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18053"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18053"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18055,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18053\/revisions\/18055"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}