We join all our countrymen in wishing our beloved President Rodrigo Roa Duterte a happy 77th birthday on March 28.

We express our sincere gratitude to the Chief Executive whose strong and decisive leadership and genuine compassion for every Filipino have inspired officials in government and have resulted in positive and meaningful change to the lives of a great number of our people.

President Duterte will mark the occasion with a simple and quiet celebration in Davao City, in line with his family’s tradition. His birthday wish for this year is to have a clean, fair, and honest election in May 2022, as he has time and again underscored the importance of a peaceful transfer of power as part of his enduring legacy.

Our prayer for the Almighty is to continue giving the President good physical and mental health in the years to come so he may carry on serving the interest of and bringing betterment to the lives of Filipinos.

Sec. Martin M. Andanar
Presidential Communications Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson