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President Duterte greets Filipinos worldwide on New Year 2018

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A couple of minutes back, Manila welcomed 2018 with a bang as fireworks lit up the night sky.
Major news networks in the country such as the Philippine Star, Manila Bulletin and Rappler all counted down to the transition between 2017 and 2018; and when the clock struck twelve, all came up with their unique ways to welcome the New Year.

Claim it! 2018 is going to be a great one! May you all have a prosperous and fruitful year ahead! Happy New Year, everyone! pic.twitter.com/mJv6Wmcoqi
- The Philippine Star (@PhilippineStar) December 31, 2017

Happy New Year! ??
Let's all work towards a better and brighter 2018! ?? pic.twitter.com/tc0mP2u4Fv
- Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) December 31, 2017

Happy New Year! pic.twitter.com/SlyWbpkKxK
- Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) December 31, 2017

Local TV network, GMA celebrated the New Year with a massive party headlined by the network's roster of celebrities. The party was filled with huge crowds who counted down until the first moments of 2018.
 
President Rodrigo Duterte wished the country a happy New Year and called on Filipinos to "foster solidarity" in pursuit of providing more comfortable and productive life for all.
"As we spend time with our family, friends, and loved ones in turning a new page in our nation's history, let us draw strength from what we have achieved both as individuals and as a community in the past year," Duterte said in a statement on Sunday (December 31).
Duterte remained optimistic that the country's pressing issues such as corruption, criminality, illegal drugs and terrorism that "impeded our progress in the past year" would be resolved.
"I remain hopeful that our resilience will enable us to overcome and rise above these challenges as one nation," said Duterte.
Duterte invited Filipinos to "embrace this coming year's uncertainty with a glimmer of hope."
He also called on the public to be partners with the government in achieving the "vision of a better and more prosperous future."
With inputs from the Philippine News Agency (PNA)