WITH the 2025 midterm elections just around the corner, President Marcos Jr. yesterday encouraged incumbent and future leaders to let faith guide them as they fulfill their mandate and serve the public.
During the 49th Philippine National Prayer Breakfast (PNPB), the President said faith is a powerful tool that can serve as a guiding light in leadership.
Marcos said current and future leaders can draw courage from their faith in times of doubt, and turn to faith to temper their ambitions with a sense of purpose greater than themselves.
“Today, I extend an invitation to recommit: Recommit to the responsibility of service imbued with faith, where decisions are made not in haste but with prayerful discernment. Let us renew our pledge to seek divine wisdom, to build bridges where there are divides, and to lead with conviction that our nation’s best days are ahead of us,” he said.
He also encouraged current leaders to bequeath to the next generation a leadership culture that values integrity over expediency, vision over short-term gains, and harmony over discord.
The President emphasized the importance of prayer and faith at this time of change and divisiveness that may lead officials to lose their sense of humanity as they pursue their agenda over others.
Marcos said moments of collective introspection such as those offered by prayers and personal reflection are more crucial than ever.
“The world and our country are facing so much divisiveness—beliefs, politics, and even generational cultural differences. These often make us forget our humanity, that we are one in our shared goal: to serve our fellow Filipinos, to help the Philippines flourish,” he said.
The President, before concluding the event, highlighted that true leadership helps transform people’s lives for the better, making it important to be guided by wisdom and rooted in faith in God.
He likened leadership without faith to a ship without a compass that while “it may sail, but it will drift.”
“For almost half a century, this gathering has stood as a testament to the power of faith—one that transcends boundaries, binds us in hope, and serves as both compass and anchor in leadership. It is in this shared space of reflection that we rediscover the courage to act decisively, the humility to listen intently, and the resolve to build a nation that reflects the best of what we are,” Marcos said.
During the event, the President was prayed over by the representatives of different religious groups.
Among those present were leaders from different church and religious groups as well as various sectors of society, including former Chief Justice Reynato Puno, Thailand Ambassador Tull Traisorat, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs Secretary Frederick Go, PNBP Foundation Chairman Raoul Victorino and President Jose Villanueva, among others.
The PNPB, launched in 1975 by former Senate President Gil Puyat and Attorney Francisco Ortigas Jr., gathers the leaders of the government, business sector, and different faiths as they come together to ask the Lord for guidance for the country.
