MR. PRESIDENT, ESTEEMED COLLEAGUES:
I RISE TODAY WITH A DEEP SENSE OF PRIDE, HONOR, AND GRATITUDE TO SPONSOR SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 573, CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING SB19 FOR THEIR HISTORIC PERFORMANCE AT LOLLAPALOOZA CHICAGO 2026.
BUONG-BUO RIN ANG SUPORTA NATIN SA IBA PANG MGA RESOLUSYONG NAGBIBIGAY-PUGAY KINA PABLO, JOSH, STELL, KEN, AT JUSTIN.
WITH PRIDE AND DEEP ADMIRATION, WE CELEBRATE WHAT THESE YOUNG FILIPINOS HAVE ACHIEVED ON THE WORLD STAGE: WORLD-CLASS ARTISTRY, DISCIPLINE, MUSIC, CRAFTSMANSHIP, AND A DISTINCTLY FILIPINO VOICE.
ISA SA PINAKAMALAKI AT PINAKA-MAIMPLUWENSIYANG MUSIC FESTIVALS SA BUONG MUNDO ANG LOLLAPALOOZA. AT TUMAYO SILA SA HARAP NG ISANG PANDAIGDIGAN AUDIENCE NA ALAM KUNG SINO IKA NGA, ANG DASURB PAKINGGAN.
AT HINDI LANG SILA BASTA NAG-PERFORM SA CHICAGO. THEY REPRESENTED FILIPINOS HERE AND AROUND THE WORLD. THEY CARRIED FILIPINO MUSIC, MOVEMENT, LANGUAGE, AND EXCELLENCE WITH CONFIDENCE, PASSION, AND HEART.
SA LOLLAPALOOZA 2026, NAG-PREVIEW SILA NG KANILANG RENDITION NG “MGA KABABAYAN” NG TUKAYO KONG SI KIKO MAGALONA. IPINAALALA NILA SA ATIN NA ANG MUSIKANG PILIPINO, HINDI LANG SIMPLENG ENTERTAINMENT. ANG MUSIKANG PILIPINO, ALAALA, IDENTITY, AT PANAWAGANG MAGKAISA.
FOR A PEOPLE WHOSE NATURAL LANGUAGE IS MUSIC, SB19’S SONGS HAVE BECOME A WAY TO SAY: WE ARE HERE, WE HAVE ENDURED, AND WE HAVE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL TO GIVE TO OUR COUNTRYMEN AND TO OUR WORLD.
BILANG MAGULANG, IBA ANG DATING SA AKIN NG “MAPA.” NARIRINIG KO RITO ANG KAHANDAAN NG ISANG KABATAAN NA AKUIN ANG RESPONSIBILIDAD — KINIKILALA ANG MGA NAUNA SA ATIN AT IPAGPAPATULOY ANG KANILANG PAGMAMAHAL, SAKRIPISYO, AT PAG-ASA.
AND SB19 HAS DONE PRECISELY THAT.
THEY HAVE USED THEIR PLATFORM NOT ONLY TO SHINE, BUT TO BRING LIGHT INTO DIM AND DESPERATE PLACES: SINUPORTAHAN NILA ANG PHILIPPINE GENERAL HOSPITAL NOONG PANDEMYA, TUMULONG SA MGA PAMILYANG NAAPEKTUHAN NG BAGYONG KRISTINE, AT IBINAHAGI ANG KANILANG MGA NATANGGAP NA PARANGAL AT HONORARIA SA AUTISM SOCIETY PHILIPPINES, HOUSE OF REFUGE FOUNDATION, LEUKEMIC INDIGENTS FUND ENDOWMENT, AT P.G.H. MEDICAL FOUNDATION.
KINUKUMPARA KO ANG SB19 SA ATING PRODUKTONG AGRIKULTURA NA UBE: CULTIVATED BY OUR SOIL, CLIMATE, WATER, AND HARDWORKING HANDS — UNMISTAKABLY FILIPINO, DEEPLY ROOTED, AND NOW, LIKE THE UBE CHERISHED AROUND THE WORLD.
NAITATAK NA NILA ANG MUSIKANG PILIPINO SA PANDAIGDIGANG ENTABLADO AT NAGBUKAS NG LANDAS AT INSPIRASYON PARA SA MARAMI PANG SUSUNOD SA KANILANG YAPAK.
SB19 ARE PATHFINDERS, AND THE NATION IS PROUD TO FOLLOW THE MUSIC THEY HAVE MADE POSSIBLE.
GINOONG PANGULO, SIMPLENG PASASALAMAT LANG ITONG MGA RESOLUTION SA LAHAT NG BIYAYA AT INSPIRASYON NA DULOT NG SB19 SA BAYAN.
ON A PERSONAL NOTE, MR. PRESIDENT, I HAVE BEEN MARRIED TO A PERFORMER, AN ARTIST, A SINGER FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS. FOR DECADES I HAVE BEEN WITNESS TO THE SACRIFICE, THE PASSION, THE DEDICATION, THE DIFFICULTIES, AND THE CHALLENGES THAT AN ARTIST HAS TO FACE. I HAVE ATTENDED COUNTLESS PERFORMANCES AND CONCERTS BOTH HERE AND ABROAD. AND I HAVE VISITED COUNTLESS MOVIE SETS ALL THESE YEARS TO PROVIDE MORAL SUPPORT FOR THE ARTIST. IBA ANG SAKRIPISYO, ANG INIINDA, ANG DEDIKASYON, ANG PASSION NG ARTIST. AND THAT’S WHY I THANK SB19 FOR YOUR PASSION, YOUR SACRIFICE, AND YOUR HARDWORK AND I KNOW MALAYO PA ANG INYONG MARARATING.
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. ##