Marcos, Sara Duterte urge Filipinos to aim for growth, resilience in New Year messages

MANILA, Philippines – In separate New Year’s messages, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte called on Filipinos to embrace growth and practice resilience in 2025 as new challenges come.

Extending his greetings to Filipinos across the country and the world, Marcos said he hoped for citizens to embrace the mindset of using the new year as an opportunity to learn from lessons of the past, and apply wisdom gained to better oneself.

“It is our desire for...