May I thank the Inquirer very much for the great honor of being the newspaper’s 2014 “Filipino of the Year,” along with Justice Secretary Leila de Lima and
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales. I am truly humbled, specially being in the company of Secretary De Lima and Ombudsman Morales whom I highly respect and who are my role models.
It also came on my last official working day, a most unexpected send-off on a high note, indeed.
This is for God and country. I shall treasure it forever, and rest assured that even as a private citizen, I shall continue to serve our people with the same commitment, fortitude and ethical standards.
More power, and again, thank you, Inquirer, for your trust.
—MARIA GRACIA M. PULIDO TAN
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