‘The dawn glows as a rooster crows’

(This speech was delivered at the Chinese Embassy reception celebrating the Chinese New Year, Makati Shangri-La, January 23, 2017.)

Honorable Joseph Ejercito Estrada, Former President; Honorable Loren Legarda, Senator of the Philippines; Honorable Cynthia A. Villar, Senator of the Philippines; Honorable Manuel Antonio J. Teehankee, Undersecretary for Policy, DFA; Honorable Carlos Chan, Special Envoy for Chinese Affairs; Honorable Lucio Tan, Chairman Emeritus of Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc.; Honorable Angel Ngu, President of FFCCCII; Honorable Stephen Techico, President of the Federation of Filipino Chinese Associations of the Philippines; Excellencies and Distinguished Guests.