PGMA's Tribute to Henry Canoy |
Study Room, Malacaņang (27 August 2002) |
| A RESPONSIBLE BROADCAST
INDUSTRY IS AN IMPORTANT KEY TOWARDS ACHIEVING A STRONG PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC. AND, A STRONG
PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC IS WHAT I HOPE TO ACHIEVE DURING MY TERM AS PRESIDENT. IT IS AN HONOR TO JOIN THE RADIO MINDANAO NETWORK IN PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE FATHER OF RMN. FIFTY YEARS AGO, HENRY CANOY HAD A DREAM OF UTILIZING RADIO AS A VEHICLE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE AND AS A MEANS BY WHICH TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF HIS HOMETOWN -- CAGAYAN DE ORO. HE CHAMPIONED THE BROADCAST MEDIA AT THE LEVEL OF THE GRASSROOTS. AND, HE ENRICHED THE LIVES OF PEOPLE BY BRINGING THEM THE NEWS OF THE DAY AND ENGAGING THEM IN THE ISSUES IMPORTANT TO THEIR LIVES. MINDANAO, IN PARTICULAR, OWES MUCH OF ITS VIBRANCE AND PROGRESS TO HENRY CANOY, WHO PIONEERED BROADCAST IN THE REGION ALONGSIDE ITS MARCH FOR ECONOMIC EXPANSION AND DEVELOPMENT. CHANGES OVER THE PAST FIFTY YEARS HAVE BEEN DRAMATIC AND THE GLOBAL VILLAGE HAS BECOME A REALITY. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HAS BECOME SYNONYMOUS TO THE CONSTANT AND PERPETUAL FLOW OF NEW IDEAS, NEW PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES. RMN HAS THE FARTHEST REACH IN THIS PART OF THE LAND. WE MUST CONTINUE TO BE ALLIES IN PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT, IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM AND POVERTY. RADIO AND TELEVISION HAVE BECOME THE MEDIUM OF THE MASS AUDIENCE, AND RMN IS AMONG OUR TOP NETWORKS. THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE VALIANT WORK OF HENRY CANOY, WHOSE NAME AND VISION WILL ALWAYS BE A PART OF OUR QUEST FOR A PEACEFUL AND PROGRESSIVE NATION, A UNITED PEOPLE AND STRONG PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC. |