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Araw ng mga Bayani or National Heroes Day was originally commemorated every last Sunday of August. This was based on Republic Act No. 3827 which celebrated the first National Heroes Day on Oct. 28, 1931. When I was Senate President, we passed Republic Act No. 9492 which rationalized the celebration of nationwide holidays and changed the day of the National Heroes Day celebrations to the last Monday of August every year.

One of the distinct advantages of being taught by my mother the virtues of hard work and perseverance at an early age was that I generally stayed away from all sorts of vices. By making me focus on the virtues of earning your keep and helping me develop a strong work ethic when I was young, my mother set me on a path toward entrepreneurship. And I think that is also the reason why I have never entertained the notion of retirement. I simply cannot imagine myself not working. The day I retire to a life of not doing what I have been doing all my life is probably the day I die.

Last week, the Nacionalista Party (NP) signed a formal alliance with President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP). In his remarks during the signing ceremony held at Brittany Hotel in BGC, President Bongbong said with the NP-PFP alliance “we form a strong united front that would help us fulfill our shared goal for the Filipino people.”