Activity 4: Target it!
Direction: Identify the target audience of the speech and the objective of the speaker.
Covid-19 Response – Can Anyone Do Better?
An excerpt from the speech of Mayor Isko Moreno (Manila)
I am reminding you, as your father, your father speaking to you now; as your father, don’t
allow yourselves to be used by some people making appeals, by some politicians engaging in the
blame game. The politics of politicians will do nothing to help you against Covid-19. The enemy is
Covid-19. The only ones who will win in the fight amongst politicians are fellow politicians. Even if
we change our leadership, no one can give the exact and right solution to what we are facing.
Think carefully.
I, as the father of the city of Manila, the capital of the country, in my own small way, I can
at least use this [platform]. I am calling on the leadership in the national government, opposition,
administration, especially those who are at odds with each other — is it possible, can I request
from my fellow politicians, can we rest for just 90 days? Let’s rest from politics for 90 days.

Target Audience of the Speech: ____________________________________
Speaker’s Objective:
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