Press Release
April 28, 2016

POE VOWS A STABLE PH

The Philippines should elect a stable leader who can sustain growth and make sure it is genuinely inclusive, Sen. Grace Poe said.

Poe, the lone independent presidential candidate, said the next administration should not be one that resorts to violence in tackling the country's problems, but should be a government that thinks of our children.

"Kailangan natin ng isang pangulo na stable, na kung ano 'yung binitawang salita tinutupad, na hindi nananakot. Kasi apektado rin lahat ng ating trabaho dito, tandaan na lang ninyo," Poe told reporters in an interview during a sortie in Albay.

Poe took the "Gobyernong may Puso" campaign to Masbate and later with running mate Sen. Francis Escudero to Albay days after being officially endorsed by the governors in the region. Bicol accounts for 3.12 million voters.

In their campaign sorties, Poe and Escudero often stress that the real enemy is poverty, which is the root of criminality.

"Hindi ako talaga naniniwala sa bayolenteng paraan nang pagwawakas ng mga suliranin natin," Poe said.

"Sa ating mga kababayan, 'yon lang naman 'yung punto ko dito. Piliin natin kung sinong makakaahon sa atin sa kahirapan. Hindi bala ang sagot sa ating problema. Magsisisi po tayo dahil napagdaanan na natin 'yan," she said. She said giving someone blanket authority to kill is a dangerous thing.

"Kailangan sa isang namumuno maging halimbawa ng pagrespeto ng proteksyon ng ating mga kababayan. Dahil kung bibigyan niya ng blanket order na bahala na, barilin ninyo kung sinong nararapat, e kung mapagkamalan tayo? Usually, ang mahihirap ang napagkakamalan," Poe said.

The senator said the choice in the May 9 elections ultimately boils down to the kind of future Filipinos want.

"Nasa paniniwala na lang 'yan. Sabi ko meron akong mga anak... Meron tayong mga anak, anong klaseng Pilipinas ang gusto nating magkaroon?" she said.

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