A Speech byAlexander L Lacsonat the launching of Human Capital Clubof the European Chamber of Commerce in the PhilippinesMandarin Hotel, Makati City 10 October 2007 I: INTRO: According to our history, the decline of Philippines as a country happened only in the last 40 years or so. In the 1960s, some 40 years ago, our …
Alex LacsonGK & WeAreOneFilipino SummitMonte Carlo Hotel, Las Vegas, USA 30 April 2011 Truly, it is my high honor to be part of the program of this wonderful event today. I am sure many of us have come here to Las Vegas for many different reasons. But apart from the very obvious reason, I am …
Alex LacsonGK Hope Summit, Toronto, Canada 8-9 June 2012 For many years now, I have been a follower of Tony Meloto because I could feel in him a great spirit, the spirit of a great Filipino. I see in him a great hope for our people and our country. I have disciplined myself to become …
Alex LacsonSpeech at the World Vision InternationalTaal Vista Hotel, Tagaytay City 13 August 2006 Delegates of World Vision from all corners of the world, directors and officers of World Vision Philippines, ladies and gentlemen, good evening. According to Rick Warren, author of the world’s bestseller book “The Purpose-Driven Life”, the number one of the five …
Alex LacsonAboitiz Future Leaders’ SummitWaterfront Hotel, Cebu City2 August 2008 Tunay po na isang malaking karangalan para sa akin ang maparito ngayong araw sa harap ninyo, para magbahagi sa inyo ng maikling mensahe tungkol sa Pilipino at sa ating bayang Pilipinas. Magandang umaga po sa inyong lahat. I stand before you today as one among …
Alex LacsonSpeechHarvard Kennedy School of GovernmentGK Global Summit in Boston, June 12-14, 2009 In 1994, Lee Kuan Yew, the father and the builder of modern Singapore, was interviewed by Time Magazine. In one portion of the interview, Lee Kuan Yew was asked about the importance of culture. Lee Kuan Yew said “culture is destiny”. …
Alex LacsonRotary Zamboanga Induction Ceremonies16 June 2012 Magandang gabi po sa inyong lahat. I am truly honoured to be with you tonight because, like you, I am a believer of the spirit and ideals of Rotary. I joined Rotary in Ortigas, Pasig City 5 years ago. Some of the great Filipinos I know who passionately …
Alex LacsonNSTP GraduationXavier University, CDOMarch 14, 2015 To all of you dreamers of a better Philippines, to all of you seekers of a beautiful future for the Filipino people, to all of you, our youth, the hope of our future and our motherland. I speak before you today with so much faith in the Filipino, …
Alex LacsonDr Jesus Estanislao’s Booklaunch: “Building Our Dream Philippines”27 November 2018 I: INTRO Exactly 18 years ago, in year 2000, my wife and I seriously thought of migrating our family to the US or Canada. Two years before that year, my older brother and his wife sold everything they had in Negros and migrated to the …
