PNoy finds candidates’ campaign slogans humorous

President Benigno S. Aquino III (Photo by Benhur Arcayan/ Malacañang Photo Bureau)

MANILA – President Benigno Aquino III unveiled his thoughts on the political advertisements and slogans of some of the candidates for the upcoming election and made fun of them.

In his speech before the League of Municipalities of the Philippines General Assembly and Mayors’ Forum, said that some of the politicians used slogans for themselves and thanked for them for he will make fun of it.

The president also assumed that the Filipino voters do not compare their leaders’ shortcomings with their new promises on their campaign slogans.

“Dito naman po sa samahan namin, ang paniniwala namin [ay] simpleng-simple: Yung kaya naming gawin nitong anim na taon na ito, puwede nating gawing permanente dahil ipadadama natin sa bawat isa na puwede tayong magkaroon ng sistema, ng gobyerno, ng lipunan na talaga namang nakatutok sa kapwa, at puwede tayong umangat hindi yung sinasabi ngang ‘stop and start’: uumpisahan, ititigil, uumpisahan na naman,” the president said in a report by Patricia Viray of The Philippine Star.

During his speech, Aquino also recalled the insults and slanders he faced when he ran for presidency in 2010, and noted that he might face more criticisms as his term ends.