Think of the smallest creature

here inside the room. Is it an

Ant? Subay? Lasga?
Ants are wonderful insects and
they affirm that there can be
unity in diversity.
These creatures work collectively
and in harmony for one goal to
support their colony. The ant
colony is made up of the queen,
whose role is to lay eggs that will
replenish the population to avoid
extinction.
Workers are another group, and
their function is to hunt for food,
care for the little ones, work the
nest and safeguard the colony.
For the male ants, their function
is to mate with the queen for
reproduction. It is said that after
they have performed this
function, they may die.
Comparably, it can be said that
the extent to which a nation can
excel is determined by how well
it can function like the ant
colony. In that light, it becomes a
necessity rather than an option.
Different arms of government
have their roles and the citizenry
also have something to
contribute. The functions are
different but the goal is one to
build the motherland. And you
guys the YOUTH is an arm of
the government too.
I am very passionate about
student empowerment and I
would love to see students get
more involved. Students should
not think that they belong to
society only after school, but
they should get involved even
now while they are in school. I
believe students are an asset and
they are part of the solution to
national development. Not in the
future but now,
I hope you will learn and be
empowered from this
symposium. Because Building a
nation requires responsibility and
involvement from all levels of
society including students.
We are one nation, one people,
one hope, and we are all involved
in building our motherland.