Marcos tells Filipinos: Don’t vote for candidates not for unity

Sen. Bongbong Marcos Jr. announces. NESTOR CORRALES/INQUIRER.net FILE PHOTO

Enough of excessive partisan politics.

Such was the statement of Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. as he urged the electorate to reject politicians who will divide the people in the 2016 elections.

“Ask yourself if this or that candidate is for unity. If not, then don’t vote for him or her,” Marcos said in a statement on Saturday.

The senator said “efforts to move the country forward have failed because of excessive partisan politics perpetrated by those who hold power.”

“We can’t have stability if the government is filled with politicians who divide the people for the sake of politics or their own personal agenda or gain,” Marcos said.

He added that Filipinos have the traits and talents to improve the dire situation of the country but were being hindered by too much politicking.

“The Filipino people are industrious, honest, and resilient that’s why our OFWs (overseas Filipino workers) are preferred by foreign employers over other nationalities. Magagaling tayong mga Pilipino pero bakit mahirap ang ating sitwasyon? (We Filipinos are skilled but why is our situation difficult?)” he said.
Marcos said solutions to the problems besetting the country were available. However, he said that these could not be properly implemented because government officials are themselves divided.

The senator cited the alarming drug problem, corruption, rampant crime, massive unemployment, traffic, as among the consequences of politicking in the country.

“We know the solutions to these but we can only solve them if we are united as Filipinos and the first and paramount job of the government is to unite us all,” he said. RAM

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