Disharmony and conflict are always to everyone's loss and anguish. We stand again today to forge ahead toward a stronger nation. - Josefa Iloilo

It is not just about the need to identify victims of specific events and the experience but to also accept that this includes many others who consider themselves victims too. We urgently need the mechanisms to deal with the differences as they emerge because we want to progress together.

We are called here at a critical moment of our country.

We must pause and commit ourselves to these ideals of a democratic society. Today we must celebrate the remarkable freedoms that we now enjoy in our nation. This must be our commitment to those rights we value as well as the responsibilities that come with their expression.