Speaker sa AIPA: Pagaanin ang buhay ng mga Asyano

SA pagdiriwang sa ika-49 anibersaryo ng ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) nanawagan ng pagkakaisa si House Speaker at AIPA President Faustino Dy III sa mga kasapi para sa patuloy na pagsusulong ng mga konkretong hakbang para mapabuti ang buhay ng mga mamamayan.

Partikular na tinukoy ni Dy ang aniya’y limang dekadang kooperasyon ng mga bansang kasapi ng Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN).

“Our work must ultimately be measured not by the meetings we hold, but by the difference we make in the lives of our people,” wika ni Dy sa video message para sa AIPA anniversary.

“I have always believed that public trust is earned not through declarations, but through credible laws, trusted institutions, and results that improve people’s lives. That same principle must guide AIPA,” dugtong ng lider ng Kamara.

Ang AIPA ay nagsimula sa Manila, 49 taon na ang nakaraan, matapos magbuklod ang mga parlamentaryo ng Indonesia, Malaysia, Pilipinas, Singapore, at Thailand para itatag ang regional parliamentary organization.

“Forty-nine years ago today, the Parliaments of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand came together in Manila to establish what would become the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly or AIPA—founded on the belief that the peoples of our region must have a voice in ASEAN through their representatives,” ani Dy 

Ayon sa lider-kongresista, ang Philippine AIPA Presidency ay kumakatawan sa balangay, na sumisimbolo ng sama-samang paglalakbay ng Asyano at pangangailangang sabay na umusad ang rehiyon.

“Its message is simple: amid uncertainty, ASEAN must pull together. We will only reach the shore if we journey together and row in the same direction.” 

“Forty-nine years ago, five founding parliaments chose to build one boat rather than sail alone. Today, that journey continues. One balangay, one vision, one destination,” aniya pa.

Sa kasalukuyan ay isinusulong ng AIPA ang parliamentary cooperation sa usapin ng artificial intelligence, climate change, youth at women’s participation, kasama na ang dangerous drugs, at iba pang regional challenges sa kabuuan ng Philippine Presidency.