The enemy which is hunger; the enemy which is disease; the enemy which is ignorance.

As old comrades in arms, we have made plans to join in a new alliance.

What you yearn for, you work for.

And what you work for--you are ready to defend.

I look forward to the day when the Philippines and the United States can explore the stars together.

We welcome you.

So we are not only friends; we are brothers.

Today we are joined in our hopes for a peaceful and a prosperous world.

We will look to the time when the nations who live by the side of that great ocean need no longer fear their neighbors; to a time when plenty, not poverty, is every man's reward for his labor.

I think it is particularly fitting this morning that we observe that the new billion dollar Asian Development Bank will soon have its headquarters in Manila.

And I want you to know that the welcome comes from all the people of this land who respect the work and sacrifice of your great nation.

Now, Therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, including Section 201 (a) (2) of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, do proclaim…

I would like to observe that today--for the sixth time--a President of the United States is signing a Peace Corps Act.

We intend to make it possible for a young nation to begin its experiment with democracy--without staring down the barrel of an aggressor's gun.

They gave us a lasting lesson in democracy.

This is the first time in history that a Seabee has ever been awarded the Medal of Honor.

So I would hope in these critical days when things are going rough and some people are inclined to give up, and some get frustrated, and some get impatient, and some get critical, and some even complain about themselves, their…

But our goals are very clear.