Youth and students support Duterte-Cayetano’s call for candidates to open bank accounts
“All candidates, please sign now to end the bank secrecy law. Yes to transparency.â€
This is what members of the NCR Chapter of Youth Do Change, said on March 15, as the tandem of presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Rodrigo “Rody†Duterte and his running mate, Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano prepared and signed a manifesto which waives their right to bank secrecy. Some of the members wore masks of the other candidates who have yet to sign the manifesto.
To date, only Duterte and Cayetano have signed the manifesto.
"Patuloy po akong maniniwala na may pag-asa pa para sa ating bayan, pag-asa na magbibigay ng patas na pagkakataon sa lahat, pag-asa na magbibigay ng pagpapahalaga sa karapatan ng bawat mamamayan mahirap man o mayaman, pag-asa na magkakaroon tayo ng tapat na gobyerno, pag-asa na nakikita namin na ibibigay sa amin ng Duterte-Cayetano," said Patrick Plandiano, spokesperson of Youth Do Change (YDC).
This support is also evident among students, as the tandem's rivals trailed behind them in mock polls. In the student poll conducted on March 9 in Siliman University, Duterte garnered 55.86% of the votes, while Cayetano garnered 38.02%. Meanwhile, on March 10, in Misamis University, Duterte and Cayetano garnered 70% and 32% of the votes, respectively.
As part of their comprehensive platform of government that aims to end corruption, the tandem proposed the lifting of the provision of bank secrecy for public officials. They believe that by ending corruption through bold solutions and swift action, they can also end the disorder in the country.
"Extremely similar"
Meanwhile, amid the Senate Blue Ribbon investigation into the $81 million money-laundering operation involving the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC), Cayetano drew attention to Binay’s own “money-laundering scheme†using the same bank.
The similarities are extreme. Like Binay's ill-gotten wealth, the same bank is involved on both cases. Both involved dummy accounts. And unscrupulous people are hiding behind the same banking law. The only difference is, Binay doesn't need hackers to amass ill-gotten wealth," Cayetano said. "
"I hope the government has the same enthusiasm in holding the vice presindent and his accomplices accountable for stealing from Filipinos as it now has in probing the $81-million money-laundering scheme," the senator added.
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