By KRIS DANIELLE SUAREZabs-cbnNEWS.com
United States Senator and Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama extended his "warm wishes" to the Filipino nation as the country celebrated its 110th Independence Day, and expressed his appreciation of the Filipino-American community's contribution to American society.
In a statement posted in his official campaign blog Friday (Thursday in the US), the presumptive US Democratic party presidential nominee recognized the "enormous contributions" of generations of Filipino immigrants in building the United States, citing their service in both public and private sectors.
The junior US Senator from Illinois looked back to his childhood in Hawaii, saying that based on his experiences growing up in the state, Filipinos "have had an enormous positive impact on the culture and economy."
"As dedicated military and civil servants, lawyers and bankers, artists, engineers and entrepreneurs, agricultural and industrial laborers, healthcare providers and customer service workers, caretakers for our elderly and youth, Filipino Americans—4 million strong—have enriched our country, embodied our nation's highest ideals, and reflected the very best that the Philippines has to offer," Obama said in the statement.
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