This ground-breaking audio book project brings back to life twenty of the most significant speeches in Philippine history, representing some of the most thrilling and shameful moments in our nation's life.

With the creative collaboration of some of the country's leading artistic talents, this history-making project aims to achieve bringing the past to life in order to pave the way for a richer understanding of where we came from and where our country should aim to go.

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Directed by Peque Gallaga, and including the voice talents of stage and screen personalities such as Zeneida Amador, Janno Gibbs, Eric Quizon, Bart Guingona, Tessie Tomas, among many others, the project features the speeches of National Heroes such as Jose Rizal, Emilio Aguinaldo, Andres Bonifacio; of Presidents Sergio Osmena and Manuel L. Quezon; of noted nationalists Lope K. Santos, Claro M. Recto and Francisco "Soc" Rodrigo; of heroic resisters of the martial law dictatorship Fr. Pacifico Ortiz, SJ, Felixberto Olalia, Sr., Chino Roces; and even revolutionaries such as Jose Ma. Sison, not to mention the sly rhetoric of Ferdinand Marcos and Joseph Estrada. "Twenty Speeches that Moved a Nation" was launched on September 7, 2001 at the RCBC Plaze with Executive Secretary Alberto Romulo; Senate Majority Leader Loren Legarda-Leviste; Cesar Virata; Mr. Enrique Zobel as Guests of Honor, and representatives of many of the distinguished personalities included in the collection.

About "Twenty Speeches that Moved a Nation"

The speeches have been selected to provide listeners with complete recordings of important speeches, selected according to their eloquence, historical importance, and their ability to tell through sound and a new, fresh reading by our voice talents, the story of a nation and the words that have moved, for better or worse, generations of Filipinos. All speeches have been recorded uncut and in full. We hope by presenting what are objectively masterpieces of the genre --speeches--in a fresh new way, the series will be both instructive and educational, serving to promote a leap forward in the style of oratory in this country, and giving listeners a vivid reinterpretation of significant speeches from our history. The audio set is released together with a booklet containing the original texts of the speeches, translations if applicable, and commentaries by the series selector, together with an foreword by Sen. Loren Legarda-Leviste and a preface by Rep. Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr.

Contents:

1. Jose Rizal: "Homage to Luna and Hidalgo" June 25, 1884. Read by Audie Gemora

2. Emilio Aguinaldo: Pagpapayo bago sumapit ang labanan sa Imus ika-3, ng Setyembre, 1896. Read by Janno Gibbs

3. Andres Bonifacio: "Manifesto Sa Marahas Na Manga Anak Nang Bayan" Pebrero o Marso, 1897. Read by Mario O'Hara

4. Clemencia Lopez: "Women of the Philippines." May 29, 1902. Read by Tessie Tomas

5. Sergio Osmena: Declaration of Independence June 19, 1908. Read by Mark Gil

6. Manuel L. Quezon: "My Loyalty To My Party Ends Where My Loyalty to My Country Begins." February 17, 1922. Read by Jaime Fabregas

7. Salvador P. Lopez: "Bataan has fallen" April 9, 1942. Read by Subas Herrero

8. Lope K. Santos: "Ang Nasyonalismo, Amerikanismo, at Internasyonalismo sa Pilipinas." Pebrero, 1947. Read by Joel Lamangan

9. Claro M. Recto: "Our Lingering Colonial Complex." June 24, l951. Read by Noel Trinidad

10. Francisco "Soc" Rodrigo: "Catholics in Politics." September 7, 1957. Read by Jaime del Mundo

11. Jose Ma. Sison: Kabataang Makabayan Founding Speech. November 30, 1964. Read by Eric Quizon

12. Ferdinand E. Marcos: Second Inaugural Address. December 30, l969. Read by Michael de Mesa

13. Fr. Pacifico Ortiz S.J.: "A prayer for the nation." January 26, 1970. Read by Peque Gallaga

14. Felixberto Olalia, Sr.: "Mensahe Sa Limang-araw na Pag-aayuno Para sa Pagpapalaya ng Lahat Ng Detenidong Lider-manggagawa At Iba pang Bilanggong Pulitikal." Disyembre 3, l983. Read by Pen Medina

15. Corazon C. Aquino: "Restoring Democracy By The Ways of Democracy" September 18, 1986. Read by Cherry Pie Picache

16: Joaquin "Chino" Roces: Response On being awarded the Philippine Legion of Honor, Degree of Chief Commander. July 26, l988. Read by Miguel Faustmann

17. Wigberto Tanada: "A Time to Heal, Unite And Rebuild Our Divided Nation." September 16, 1991. (permission granted for both audio and print by Hon. Wigberto Tanada) Read by Ronaldo Valdez

18. Joseph Ejercito Estrada: Inaugural Address. June 30, 1998. Read by Leo Martinez

19. Joker Arroyo: "We Cannot have a Nation Run by a Thief." December 7, 2000. Read by Freddie Santos

20. Conrado de Quiros, "Tongues on fire." April 24, 2001. Read by Bart Guingona