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The youth is the hope of the motherland.
This belief has been impressed upon Brother Eduardo Cruz
Villanueva or Bro. Eddie, an evangelist and radical
reformist who at a young age learned how that loving
one’s country is among the process for national
transformation.
Bro. Eddie was the guest speaker during the symposium
held yesterday, November 10, 2009 at WNU-Students’
Activity Center on National Transformation which was
attended by the students, faculty and staff of the
university. With him were former SEC Chairman Atty
Perfecto Yasay, Atty Lyndon Cana and church leaders and
pastors.
The symposium aims to advocate righteous governance
based on the principles of truth and justice by
empowering the youth being the hope of the motherland.
He answered queries from the Wesnecan community ranging
from employment-jobseekers ratio, oil price increase,
brain-drain, insurgency, educational programs, peace and
order and youth involvement in national reforms.
Bro. Eddie, a radical student reformist during the 70’s,
professor of economics, finance and political economy in
Polytechnic University of the Philippines ( PUP ) and
Christian evangelist that has helped transform the lives
of millions of Filipinos here and abroad.
The symposium started with an opening remark from the
College of Arts and Sciences dean, Leah Fernandez and
Bangon Kabataan spokesperson, Stanely Flores who gave
the rationale of the caravan.
Mr. Juben Palermo, SPS Director acted as emcee and Mr.
Vladimir Cebu, Director of Alumni, Information & PR
Office acted as moderator during the open forum.
Bro. Eddie envisions the Philippines to have an
education program for all Filipino youth, offering
opportunities for them to excel academically and provide
the necessary support in the upliftment of their
economic lives.* (rrm/aipro)
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