You Are The First Light
TEACHERS SHOULD SPREAD LIGHT
Extemporaneous remarks before teachers, June 5, 1951
You are the first light that
they see in their community.
– Pres. Elpidio Quirino
Source: Juan Collas, The Quirino Way : Collection of Speeches and Addresses by Quirino, Elpidio (Manila: Juan Collas, 1955), p 278-282