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“Our critics were correct — it would have been impossible for us to implement Build, Build, Build alone. We knew it from the start. If not for the help of the 6.5 million Filipinos who willingly took part of the shared vision of creating a more comfortable life for all, big ticket projects would remain in the pipeline.”
― Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual
― Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual
“Filipinos have built many cities, expressways, subways, railways, and airports elsewhere in the world as OFWs. The pandemic gave us the best talent pool one could ever ask for. Build, Build, Build gave OFWs an opportunity to serve their country if they wanted to. Although we couldn’t match the salaries they received abroad, many stayed to ensure that Filipinos would get to use infrastructure that they only saw in photos before. We are on the right track. The Philippines can be a trillion-dollar economy. President Rodrigo Duterte already laid the grounds to make this possible. It will be up to us to make it happen.”
― Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual
― Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual
“Build, Build, Build has been the target of fake news, trolls, and critics. They have tried to redefine it far from its scope — and in their “proud, most credible voice” — report it as truth. Are they confused or just simply cunning? During the upcoming elections, many will try to discredit the accomplishments of 6.5 million construction workers. They will say that what we have completed is not enough, that there could have been many things that we could have done still, or that we never really worked at all.
Allow me to say — if you are reading this, and you’re part of the Build, Build, Build team - without you, we wouldn’t have been able to build 29,264 kilometers of roads, 5,950 bridges, 11,340 flood control projects, 222 evacuation centers, 150,149 classrooms, 214 airport projects, and 451 seaport projects.”
― Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual
Allow me to say — if you are reading this, and you’re part of the Build, Build, Build team - without you, we wouldn’t have been able to build 29,264 kilometers of roads, 5,950 bridges, 11,340 flood control projects, 222 evacuation centers, 150,149 classrooms, 214 airport projects, and 451 seaport projects.”
― Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual
“About five years ago, on our first day of office — Build, Build, Build Czar Mark Villar and I were talking — “What can we do to make the Philippines a better place?” His answer was simple —roads to the most rural areas so that children can go to school without risking their lives, bridges to connect farmers and fishermen to their markets and infrastructure that would open up opportunities in the countryside and allow Filipinos to dream and aspire for a better future.”
― Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual
― Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual
“What is Build, Build, Build? It is a revolution of Filipinos who want the next generation to see a better Philippines.”
― Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual
― Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual
“Kung binabasa mo ito at bahagi ka ng Build, Build, Build Team, ako na mismo ang magsasabi sayo—kung wala ka, hindi tayo makagagawa ng 29,264 kilometrong kalsada, 5,950 na mga tulay, 11,340 na mga estrukturang pang-iwas ng baha, 222 evacuation centers, 150,149 na mga silid-aralan, 214 na mga paliparan, at 451 na mga daungan. Ang Pilipinas ay nasa mas magandang katayuan ngayon dahil sa inyong husay, trabaho, at sakripisyo.
Kung hindi dahil sa tulong ninyo sa pagtatayo ng Pigalo Bridge, ang mga magsasaka sa Isabela na gustong dalhin ang kanilang mga produktong pang-agrikultura sa Maynila o Tuguegarao, ay kailangan pang tahakin ang 76-kilometrong Alicia-Angadanan-San Guillermo-Naguilian Road. Ngayon, naaabot na ng mga magsasaka ang parehong pamilihan sa loob lamang ng sampung minuto.” - Night Owl: Edisyong Filipino (p. 1, Sa 6.5 Milyong Kasapi ng Build, Build, Build Team)”
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Kung hindi dahil sa tulong ninyo sa pagtatayo ng Pigalo Bridge, ang mga magsasaka sa Isabela na gustong dalhin ang kanilang mga produktong pang-agrikultura sa Maynila o Tuguegarao, ay kailangan pang tahakin ang 76-kilometrong Alicia-Angadanan-San Guillermo-Naguilian Road. Ngayon, naaabot na ng mga magsasaka ang parehong pamilihan sa loob lamang ng sampung minuto.” - Night Owl: Edisyong Filipino (p. 1, Sa 6.5 Milyong Kasapi ng Build, Build, Build Team)”
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“Madalas itanong ng mga tao—ano ang Build, Build, Build? Ito ay isang pambuwelo, isang pagkakataong magkatotoo ang pangarap na pag-ugnayin ang Luzon, Visayas, at Mindanao. Nangangahulugan ito ng pag-uugnay sa 81 lalawigan, 146 na lungsod, at 1,489 na munisipalidad ng bansa.” - Night Owl: Edisyong Filipino (p. 80, 10 Road Trip sa Pilipinas)”
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“3. “Back in 2016, no one knew what Build, Build, Build meant or what it stood for. Critics had very little expectation of the team. They wagered against our success, not knowing that when they did, they gambled against the future of their country. They were certain that the infrastructure projects would never materialize — that blueprints would remain as drawings. They didn’t expect 6.5 million Filipinos to stand and work behind it. “ - Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo , Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual 2nd Edition (p. 142, Build, Build, Build Projects CAR Region)”
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“Love is choosing someone every day, even when you are disenchanted and disappointed, even when the rest of the world offers brief, short-lived, and uncomplicated romances, even when the easier option is to simply let go.” - Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo , Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual 2nd Edition (p. 327, My father taught me waiting for 21 years was worth it)”
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“The archipelagic nature of the Philippines posed a number of difficulties in the monitoring and implementation of Build, Build, Build projects.
How do we monitor 20,000 projects simultaneously in a country composed of roughly 7,640 islands? How do we get rid of ghost projects? How do we minimize discretion at DPWH?
Secretary Mark Villar was adamant to find a solution, one that was progressive, forward thinking, and feasible. First, he introduced an automated monitoring system called the Infra-Track App, which utilizes geo-tagging, satellite technology, and drone monitoring. “ - Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo , Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual 2nd Edition (p. 174, Build, Build, Build Projects MIMAROPA)”
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How do we monitor 20,000 projects simultaneously in a country composed of roughly 7,640 islands? How do we get rid of ghost projects? How do we minimize discretion at DPWH?
Secretary Mark Villar was adamant to find a solution, one that was progressive, forward thinking, and feasible. First, he introduced an automated monitoring system called the Infra-Track App, which utilizes geo-tagging, satellite technology, and drone monitoring. “ - Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo , Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual 2nd Edition (p. 174, Build, Build, Build Projects MIMAROPA)”
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“Walang punto ang paghihiwalay o palawakin ang tila linyang naghahati sa mga Kristiyano at Muslim. Kung paanong ang mga lalaki ay kailangang manindigan para sa pantay na karapatan ng kababaihan, ang mga Katoliko ay dapat ding manindigan kasama ng ating mga kapatid na Muslim para sa tunay at napapanatiling kapayapaan. Dapat tayo ang unang sumalungat sa tuwing may diskriminasyon laban sa mga Muslim. Sabi nga ng matandang kasabihan ng Intsik — “Just as a fence has to be built with pegs, an able person needs the help of three others.” - Night Owl: Edisyong Filipino (p. 232, Ang Pagdaig sa Nagdudulot ng Pagkakahati)”
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“People would often ask - what is Build, Build, Build? it Is a springboard, a chance to turn a dream of connecting Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao into a reality. It means connecting 81 provinces, 146 cities, and 1,489 municipalities.” - Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo , Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual 2nd Edition (p. 80, 10 road trips to do in 2021)”
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“Back in 2016, no one knew what Build, Build, Build meant or what it stood for. Critics had very little expectation of the team. They wagered against our success, not knowing that when they did, they gambled against the future of their country. They were certain that the infrastructure projects would never materialize — that blueprints would remain as drawings. They didn’t expect 6.5 million Filipinos to stand and work behind it. “ - Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo , Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual 2nd Edition (p. 142, Build, Build, Build Projects CAR Region)”
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“Hindi sila Cinderella, Snow White, o Red Riding Hood ang aming role model. Tinuruan kaming hindi kailangang inililigtas ang mga babae, na puwede kaming maging bayani, mga pangunahing tauhan ng aming sariling kuwento. Ang mga babae ay hindi mababa sa mga lalaki, hindi sa henerasyong ito o sa mga nauna rito.” - Night Owl: Edisyong Filipino (p. 328, Ang Bilin ng aking Ina, Huwag Maniwala kay Cindirella)”
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“2. In one of our visits, I met a fourth-year high school student, who was three months shy from graduation. Before Yolanda hit, he was studying for his exams with his girlfriend. It was supposed to be the last Christmas they would be dependent on their allowances.
They dreamed of traveling together after college. It was going to be their first time. They never had money to spare before. But in three months, they thought, everything would be all right. They only had to wait a few more months. After all, they had already waited for four years.
What he didn’t expect was the fact that the storm [Typhoon Haiyan] would be so strong he would have to choose between saving his girlfriend and her one-year-old niece. For months, he would stare longingly at the sea, at the exact same spot he found his girlfriend, with a piece of galvanized iron that was used for roofing pierced through her stomach.
It was a relief that one of the first projects we started under DPWH Secretary Mark Villar was the Leyte Tide Embankment, a storm surge protection structure that would serve as the first line of defense for residents of Tacloban, Palo, and Tanauan in Leyte should another typhoon hit the region.” - Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo , Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual 2nd Edition (p. 226, Build, Build, Build Projects Eastern Visayas)”
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They dreamed of traveling together after college. It was going to be their first time. They never had money to spare before. But in three months, they thought, everything would be all right. They only had to wait a few more months. After all, they had already waited for four years.
What he didn’t expect was the fact that the storm [Typhoon Haiyan] would be so strong he would have to choose between saving his girlfriend and her one-year-old niece. For months, he would stare longingly at the sea, at the exact same spot he found his girlfriend, with a piece of galvanized iron that was used for roofing pierced through her stomach.
It was a relief that one of the first projects we started under DPWH Secretary Mark Villar was the Leyte Tide Embankment, a storm surge protection structure that would serve as the first line of defense for residents of Tacloban, Palo, and Tanauan in Leyte should another typhoon hit the region.” - Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo , Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual 2nd Edition (p. 226, Build, Build, Build Projects Eastern Visayas)”
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“When the construction of Skyway Stage 3 started, I was a freshman at law school. Almost every day, I’d pass by the same alignment which, if completed, would cut travel time from North Luzon Expressway to South Luzon Expressway from 2.5 hours to only 30 minutes. At the time, I was still working for United Nations and our Manila Office was located at the RCBC Plaza on HV dela Costa on Ayala Avenue. There were many days I hoped they’d fast-track the construction. The promise of reduced travel time from Makati to QC meant more time to study, dine, shower, or sleep. Little did I know that I’d be part of the project about two years later.” - Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo , Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual 2nd Edition (p. 116, Right-of-way reforms critical in stage 3 completion)”
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“Dahil isang arkipelagong bansa ang Pilipinas, mas nagiging mahirap ang pagsubaybay at pagpapatupad ng mga proyektong Build, Build, Build. Paano nga ba epektibong masusubaybayan ang 20,000 proyekto nang sabay-sabay sa isang bansang binubuo ng humigit-kumulang 7,640 isla?
Paano natin maaalis ang mga ghost project at mga pagpapasyang lihis sa mga itinakdang alituntunin sa ahensiya?
Desidido si Secretary Mark Villar na humanap ng mga solusyon na progresibo at posibleng maisakatuparan. Ipinakilala niya ang isang automated monitoring system na tinatawag na Infra-Track App, na gumagamit ng geo-tagging, satellite technology, at drone monitoring.” - Night Owl: Edisyong Filipino (p. 174, Proyektong Build, Build, Build MIMAROPA)”
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Paano natin maaalis ang mga ghost project at mga pagpapasyang lihis sa mga itinakdang alituntunin sa ahensiya?
Desidido si Secretary Mark Villar na humanap ng mga solusyon na progresibo at posibleng maisakatuparan. Ipinakilala niya ang isang automated monitoring system na tinatawag na Infra-Track App, na gumagamit ng geo-tagging, satellite technology, at drone monitoring.” - Night Owl: Edisyong Filipino (p. 174, Proyektong Build, Build, Build MIMAROPA)”
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“At the onset, critics pointed out that Boracay beach closure seemed to be a drastic move, an isolated strategy. But the statement was nothing but a myth.
When I visited Florida as part of the US Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), I learned that beach closures were part of a standard operating procedure relevant to Algal Bloom Monitoring. Recently, it closed Jupiter Beaches on Palm Beach County, Hobe Sound Beach, and Bathtub Beach in Martin County.
In Rhode Island, the moment the concentration of Enterocci bacteria in beach water exceeds 60 colony-forming units per 100 mililiters, they issue a temporary closure. In 2018 alone, there were at least 40 beach closures in Rhode Island.” - Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo , Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual 2nd Edition (p. 212 Boracay: A case of political will)”
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When I visited Florida as part of the US Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), I learned that beach closures were part of a standard operating procedure relevant to Algal Bloom Monitoring. Recently, it closed Jupiter Beaches on Palm Beach County, Hobe Sound Beach, and Bathtub Beach in Martin County.
In Rhode Island, the moment the concentration of Enterocci bacteria in beach water exceeds 60 colony-forming units per 100 mililiters, they issue a temporary closure. In 2018 alone, there were at least 40 beach closures in Rhode Island.” - Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo , Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual 2nd Edition (p. 212 Boracay: A case of political will)”
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“Noong nagsimula ang paggawa ng Skyway Stage 3, ako ay freshman sa law school. Halos araw-araw ay dumaraan ako sa ginagawang kalsada na kapag kompleto na ay mababawasan ang oras ng biyahe mula NLEX papuntang SLEX, mula sa dating 2.5 na oras, magiging 30 minuto na lang. Nagtatrabaho pa ako noon para sa United Nations at ang opisina namin ay nasa RCBC Plaza sa Ayala Avenue. Maraming beses kong hiniling na matapos agad ang paggawa. Ang pangakong mas maikling biyahe mula Makati papuntang QC ay magbibigay sa akin ng dagdag na oras para mag-aral, kumain, o matulog. Hindi ko batid na magiging parte ako ng proyektong iyon pagkalipas ng dalawang taon.” - Night Owl: Edisyong Filipino (p. 116, Mga Kritikal na Repormang Right-of-Way sa Pagkompleto ng Skyway Stage 3)”
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“In one of our visits, I met a fourth-year high school student, who was three months shy from graduation. Before Yolanda hit, he was studying for his exams with his girlfriend. It was supposed to be the last Christmas they would be dependent on their allowances.
They dreamed of traveling together after college. It was going to be their first time. They never had money to spare before. But in three months, they thought, everything would be all right. They only had to wait a few more months. After all, they had already waited for four years.
What he didn’t expect was the fact that the storm [Typhoon Haiyan] would be so strong he would have to choose between saving his girlfriend and her one-year-old niece. For months, he would stare longingly at the sea, at the exact same spot he found his girlfriend, with a piece of galvanized iron that was used for roofing pierced through her stomach.
It was a relief that one of the first projects we started under DPWH Secretary Mark Villar was the Leyte Tide Embankment, a storm surge protection structure that would serve as the first line of defense for residents of Tacloban, Palo, and Tanauan in Leyte should another typhoon hit the region.” - Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo , Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual 2nd Edition (p. 226, Build, Build, Build Projects Eastern Visayas)”
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They dreamed of traveling together after college. It was going to be their first time. They never had money to spare before. But in three months, they thought, everything would be all right. They only had to wait a few more months. After all, they had already waited for four years.
What he didn’t expect was the fact that the storm [Typhoon Haiyan] would be so strong he would have to choose between saving his girlfriend and her one-year-old niece. For months, he would stare longingly at the sea, at the exact same spot he found his girlfriend, with a piece of galvanized iron that was used for roofing pierced through her stomach.
It was a relief that one of the first projects we started under DPWH Secretary Mark Villar was the Leyte Tide Embankment, a storm surge protection structure that would serve as the first line of defense for residents of Tacloban, Palo, and Tanauan in Leyte should another typhoon hit the region.” - Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo , Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual 2nd Edition (p. 226, Build, Build, Build Projects Eastern Visayas)”
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“Back in 2016, when Build, Build, Build was just starting, a lot of people had doubts. One friend looked me in the eye and said, “This was another campaign promise meant to be broken.” We were likened to ardent suitors prepared to say anything.
We could not blame them. At that time, it did seem impossible. Traffic in Metro Manila was costing us ₱3.5 billion a day. EDSA has exceeded its capacity by over a hundred thousand vehicles. Government projects were delayed for years — with some projects implemented only after several decades. But while we were all very familiar with this reality, it was not a reality we were prepared to accept. The Philippines was far from its full potential. To many of us, it was a chance to realize a dream. It was a chance to shape history and usher in the Golden Age of Infrastructure.” - Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo , Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual 2nd Edition (p. 112, Build, Build, Build Projects CAR Region)”
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We could not blame them. At that time, it did seem impossible. Traffic in Metro Manila was costing us ₱3.5 billion a day. EDSA has exceeded its capacity by over a hundred thousand vehicles. Government projects were delayed for years — with some projects implemented only after several decades. But while we were all very familiar with this reality, it was not a reality we were prepared to accept. The Philippines was far from its full potential. To many of us, it was a chance to realize a dream. It was a chance to shape history and usher in the Golden Age of Infrastructure.” - Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo , Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual 2nd Edition (p. 112, Build, Build, Build Projects CAR Region)”
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“This is the first time in Philippine history that expressways operated by different concessionaires — as in this case, San Miguel Corporation and Metro Pacific — will interconnect.
And who are the biggest victors of this arrangement? The Filipino people.” - Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo , Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual 2nd Edition (p. 111, Main alignment of Skyway Stage 3 now open)”
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And who are the biggest victors of this arrangement? The Filipino people.” - Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo , Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual 2nd Edition (p. 111, Main alignment of Skyway Stage 3 now open)”
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“Walang komunidad, lalawigan, gobyerno, o bansa na kayang lutasin ang krisis ng COVID-19 nang mag-isa. Higit kailanman, ang pagkakaisa ng tao ay susi. Naghahanda tayo para sa mga digmaan bago pa man ito mangyari. Sa pagkakataong ito, dapat tayong magtulungan, anuman ang lahi, etnisidad, kaakibat sa pulitika, at relihiyon, sa paghahanap ng solusyon sa isang bantang yumanig sa ating mismong kahulugan ng sibilisasyon.” - Night Owl: Edisyong Filipino (p. 313, Physical (hindi social) distancing)”
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“Nakilala ko ang isang 4th year high school na estudyante. Tatlong buwan na lang ay magtatapos na siya. Bago ang paghagupit ng Yolanda, nag-aaral siya para sa kaniyang mga pagsusulit kasama ang kaniyang kasintahan. Pangarap nilang maglakbay nang magkasama pagkatapos ng kolehiyo. Ito ang magiging kanilang unang pagkakataon. Kailangan lang nilang maghintay ng ilang buwan.
Ang hindi niya inaasahan, sa tindi ng paghagupit ng bagyo ay kinailangan niyang pumili sa pagitan ng pagliligtas sa kaniyang kasintahan at sa kaniyang isang taong gulang na pamangkin. Sa loob ng maraming buwan, pinagmamasdan niya ang mismong lugar kung saan natagpuan niya ang kaniyang kasintahang may isang pirasong yero na nakatusok sa tiyan nito.
Para akong nakahinga ng maluwag nang ang isa sa mga unang proyektong sinimulan namin sa ilalim ng pamumuno ni DPWH Secretary Mark Villar ay ang Leyte Tide Embankment, ang magsisilbing unang linya ng depensa para sa mga residente ng Tacloban, Palo, at Tanauan sa Leyte kung sakaling tumamang muli ang bagyo sa rehiyon.” - Night Owl: Edisyong Filipino (p. 226, Proyektong Build, Build, Build Silangang Visayas)”
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Ang hindi niya inaasahan, sa tindi ng paghagupit ng bagyo ay kinailangan niyang pumili sa pagitan ng pagliligtas sa kaniyang kasintahan at sa kaniyang isang taong gulang na pamangkin. Sa loob ng maraming buwan, pinagmamasdan niya ang mismong lugar kung saan natagpuan niya ang kaniyang kasintahang may isang pirasong yero na nakatusok sa tiyan nito.
Para akong nakahinga ng maluwag nang ang isa sa mga unang proyektong sinimulan namin sa ilalim ng pamumuno ni DPWH Secretary Mark Villar ay ang Leyte Tide Embankment, ang magsisilbing unang linya ng depensa para sa mga residente ng Tacloban, Palo, at Tanauan sa Leyte kung sakaling tumamang muli ang bagyo sa rehiyon.” - Night Owl: Edisyong Filipino (p. 226, Proyektong Build, Build, Build Silangang Visayas)”
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“Ang pag-ibig ay pagpili sa taong mahal mo araw-araw, kahit na ikaw ay dismayado at nabigo, kahit na ang mas madaling opsiyon ay ang bumitiw na lang.” - Night Owl: Edisyong Filipino (p. 327, Isang Mahalagang Aral mula sa Aking Ama)”
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“One of my closest friends in law school, Farahnaz Ali Ghodsinia, is a Muslim. After one of our classes, while walking to the parking lot of Malcolm Hall, we saw a caterpillar by her windshield. My immediate reaction was to fold one of our cases into a roll and hand it over. Instead of using it to kill the caterpillar, she carefully assisted it back to the grass. She told me that in a few weeks, that caterpillar would turn into a butterfly. Admittedly, I was surprised and soon realized it was a representation of Islam that needed to be told." - Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo , Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual 2nd Edition (page 232)”
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“Noong 2016, nag-uumpisa pa lang ang Build, Build, Build. Marami ang may duda na kaya itong isakatuparan. Tinitigan ako ng isang kaibigan sa mata at sinabing, “Isa na naman itong pangako sa kampanya na sadyang hindi tutuparin.” Inihalintulad kami sa masugid na manliligaw na handang ipangako ang lahat. Hindi ko sila masisi. Noong panahong iyon, ₱3.5 bilyon ang nawawala sa atin kada araw dahil sa trapik sa Metro Manila. Nalampasan na ng EDSA ang maximum capacity nito. Ang mga proyekto ng gobyerno ay naantala ng maraming taon o dekada. Bagama’t pamilyar tayo sa katotohanang ito, hindi kami handang tanggapin na lamang ito. Malayo pa ang Pilipinas sa buong potensiyal nito. Ito na ang pagkakataon upang matupad ang isang pangarap na hubugin ang kasaysayan at ihatid tayo sa “Golden Age of Infrastructure.” - Night Owl: Edisyong Filipino (p. 112, Ang Solusyon sa 3.5 Bilyong Pisong Pasanin)”
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“The United Nations has often defined culture as being created, contested, and recreated within the social praxis of diverse groups in economic, social, and political arenas. There is no point to segregation — to further an invisible line dividing Christians and Muslims. Just as men need to stand up for women in gender rights, Catholics must stand with our Muslim brothers and sisters for sustainable peace. We must be the first to oppose whenever Muslims are branded and discriminated against. As the old Chinese proverb say — Just as a fence has to be built with pegs, an able person needs the help of three others.” - Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo , Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual 2nd Edition (p. 232, Surpassing the invisible line)”
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“Kung ikaw ay bahagi ng Build, Build, Build sa anumang paraan, maging matatag. Ang katotohanan ay hindi magbabago ng dahil sa mga ipinakakalat na alternatibong katotohanan. Huwag kayong masiraan ng loob. Marami pa tayong kailangang gawin. Habang nakompleto na natin ang 29,264 kilometrong kalsada, patuloy pa rin ang 15,134 kilometro. Habang nakagawa na tayo ng 5,950 tulay, mayroon pa tayong 1,859 na tulay na itatayo.” - Night Owl: Edisyong Filipino (p. 238, Proyektong Build, Build, Build Tangway ng Zamboanga)”
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“We must come to the table knowing that there is no barangay, city, province, government, or country that can solve the COVID-19 crisis alone. More than ever, human collectivism is key. We have prepared for wars even before they happened. Maybe this time, we ought to work together, collectively and purposively, regardless of race, ethnicity, political affiliation, and religion, in finding a solution to a threat that has shaken our very definition of civilization.” - Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo , Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual 2nd Edition (p. 313, Physical (not social) Distancing)”
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