MANILA, Dec. 1 -- Speaker Faustino "Bojie" G. Dy III on Monday called for unity among lawmakers and employees of the House of Representatives to help restore public trust and deliver long-awaited reforms for Filipinos.

"Ilang buwan pa lamang ang nakakalipas mula nang pagkatiwalaan tayo na pamunuan ang institusyong ito. Sa totoo lang, napakalaki ng hamon at suliraning ating nadatnan. Ngunit sa kabila ng lahat, hindi ako natinag -- dahil alam kong hindi ako nag-iisa. Kasama ko kayo. Kasama ko ang tapang, talino, at puso ng bawat kinatawan at bawat kawani dito sa Kapulungan (Only a few months had passed since I was entrusted to lead this institution. In truth, there's a big challenge and problem that we came across. But despite all that, I ...