Father's Day bespeaks the unity and continuity of the Family

Father's Day is a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society

Summary of Response on TV by Dr Abercio V Rotor Ph.D.

Ulirang Ama Awardee for Education 2019

In celebration of International Fathers Day

June 16, 2019 , Manila Hotel

 

29 Ulirang Ama awardees 2019 in 11 sectoral categories pose with Ulirang Ama/Ina Foundation officers after the awarding ceremonies at the Manila Hotel.  (Dr Rotor is shown standing, extreme right)

I am honored to receive this prestigious award Ulirang Ama for Education 2019.

While I am an individual named by your Foundation, I must insist of sharing this award with all fathers.

Father's Day brings back sweet memories of the man in particular who was father to me. The inspiration he provided and the moral values he instilled are very much alive in me - in my children and hopefully with their children, ad infinitum. To my late father, “To the world you are a dad; to our family you are the world."

Father's Day bespeaks the unity and continuity of the Filipino in particular that the Family is the central element in our national life. The role of the father carries responsibilities as well as the joys and rewards of fatherhood. 

“If the father's responsibility and authority break down, the family is in trouble. If the family is in trouble, the Nation is in trouble.” Said United States VP Gerald Ford 1074 Father of the Year Awardee)

I congratulate the organizers of this yearly event in keeping this beautiful bond of love blooming with kindness and love. This is one of the most important bonds a person can share. It affirms the greatest gift of the Omnipotent Being the sacredness of man-woman union in matrimony and procreation and in establishing the nucleus of society. 

Robert Browning has very rightly stated that “Take away love and our earth is a tomb”. God had sent to us love in various forms and one of them is your Father. He is a person who stands by our side no matter what. He loves his children unconditionally and the beauty of the relationship is that he does it all without demanding anything in return.

Before I get carried away with my role of the father and recipient of this award, let me point out that my wife Cecille deserves the same if not, greater recognition, because  a father cannot be a father without a mother for their children.

The concept of Father's Day is one that celebrates human relationships built on love and family unity while inspired by the love of country and humanity with the moral values instilled by the Supreme Creator.

Again, I thank you for selecting me for this cherished award. I wish all the fathers Happy Fathers' Day. But let us not forget the mothers, the uncles, the aunts, the grandparents, and the children themselves who make it all possible.  

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"We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves."
—Henry Ward Beecher 

Dr Abercio V Rotor Family

Front, seated: Dr Abe V Rotor, Sister Venie Valdez Rotor (religious), spouse Cecilia Rojas Rotor.  Standing L-R, Daughter Anna Christina Rotor-Sta Maria (with grandson Markus Andrei), neice Jules Rojas; son Leo Carlo Rotor (with granddaughter Michaela Adrianna);  Dr Charrisse Mendoza Rotor (MD); Matthew Marlo R Rotor. (Not in the picture is son-in-law Mac Sta Maria who took the photo)