Brothers Community
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(1911 Brothers Community)
Last year, on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the De La Salle Brothers of the Philippines issued a statement, Discerning our Future: The 2022 Elections.
The statement hopes to serve as a guide for Filipino voters in assessing the individuals and parties that are vying for elective positions in the May 9, 2022 elections.
As the statement stressed, it is important for the new set of leaders to propose a vision that can unite the people in pursuit of the common good.
The next set of leaders should also have the moral integrity needed to command the trust of citizens and civil society.
Finally, the statement underscored that our future leaders should have a clear record of empowering the disempowered, underserved, and we may add, under-represented sectors of Philippine society.
The December 8, 2021 statement also posed a number of questions that voters, including us De La Salle Brothers, should reflect on as we assess the candidates for the 2022 elections, most especially those vying for the presidency and the vice-presidency.
These top two positions are the most critical as these leaders will be the ones to steer our nation not only towards economic recovery but more importantly, promote, respect, and fulfill democratic values and human rights such as freedom of speech, equality before the law, social justice among other things.
Our next president and vice-president should uphold the truth and combat mechanisms of disinformation and misinformation that have masked the tainted record and twisted motivations of individuals and groups who have propelled falsehoods or fake news.
In our collective discernment, the De La Salle Brothers of the Taft Community (1911 Brothers Community) unanimously agreed that the tandem that has unceasingly defended our fundamental liberties and who continue to work in solidarity with those who empower and improve the plight of the poor and vulnerable sectors is the partnership of Leni Robredo and Kiko Pangilinan.
Moreover, the Robredo-Pangilinan team presents the clearest and most feasible plan to uplift the condition and empower every Filipino, especially those most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
For these reasons, we express our support for their candidacy.
In no way should this articulation of support for Robredo and Pangilinan be construed as representative of the stand of the schools that we serve.
Our schools and universities will remain open spaces where our staff, students, and other internal and external stakeholders, are free to express their own voting preferences.
Signed:
Br. Bernard Oca FSC
Br. Antonio Servando FSC
Br. Emmanuel Sia FSC
Br. Raymundo Suplido FSC
Br. Richie Yap FSC
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