Eleksyon

Kamusta? Bumoto ba kayo? Dapat lang ha! Kami ng asawa ko, umuwi pa kami ng Laguna (kung saan kami naka-register) noong Monday just to vote. Isinama namin sa school yung dalawa naming anak na nakakaintindi na kahit papaano ng politics para maging example sa kanila yung ginagawa namin -- na pagdating ng araw na pwede na silang bumoto, dapat boboto sila. Our 13 year-old panganay is already excited taking part in voting for future elections.

We take our responsibility as Filipino citizens seriously at naniniwala kaming magkakaroon din balang araw ng magagandang pagbabago ang bansa natin kung lahat tayo, ang magiging mentality ay "may magagawa tayo kahit sa maliit na paraan."

Share ko lang itong press release ni Senator Kiko Pangilinan na natanggap ko via email kanina lang. Nakakalungkot talaga ang situation natin dito. Sana naman in the future maraming mabago at para sa kabutihan ng mas nakararami.

Office of Majority Leader Kiko Pangilinan

SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES

Rm. 693 GSIS Financial Center, Roxas Blvd., Pasay City

Tel. 5526748 Email: kiko.pangilinan@gmail.com website: www.kiko.ph

PRESS STATEMENT

May 16, 2007

ON THE PNP STATEMENT REGARDING ELECTIONS GENERALLY PEACEFUL…

"This statement is self-serving and is nothing but a means for the PNP to escape responsibility for its failure to keep the peace and maintain law and order.

In the US Virginia Tech shooting incident, 33 were killed and it was called a massacre. Here in the Philippines, 150 were killed and it's called generally peaceful. The PNP should be made to account for its failure to prevent this massacre. The PNP should be made to explain why 150 lives were lost and what did they do or fail to do to prevent this senseless loss of lives.

Kahit sa anumang parte ng mundo, walang maniniwala na mapayapa ang halalan kapag 150 ang patay. Kalokohan ang tawaging generally peaceful ang election kung saan 150 ang patay. Dapat magpakatotoo ang PNP at kilalanin nito na nagkulang sila at huwag dapat takpan ang pagkukulang na ito sa pamamagitan ng mga statement na 'di angkop sa realidad at katotohanan. Nagkaroon ng election bloodbath at 150 ang patay dahil dito. Ito ang dapat naging statement ng PNP kung interesado ito sa katotohanan.