{"id":47002,"date":"2015-04-19T11:20:48","date_gmt":"2015-04-19T03:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=47002"},"modified":"2025-01-30T14:16:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T19:16:21","slug":"tagle-urges-would-be-candidates-not-to-take-advantage-of-poor-voters-during-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/04\/19\/tagle-urges-would-be-candidates-not-to-take-advantage-of-poor-voters-during-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Tagle urges would-be candidates not to take advantage of poor voters during elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_7554\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7554\" style=\"width: 713px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/tagle-pnoy-manila-cathedral1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"713\" height=\"478\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7554\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/tagle-pnoy-manila-cathedral1.jpg\" alt=\"His Eminence Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, DD, blessed President Benigno S. Aquino III and Presidential Sister Maria Elena \u201cBallsy\u201d Aquino-Cruz with Holy Water during the Thanksgiving Mass for the Reopening of the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Manila Cathedral) in Cabildo corner Beaterio, Intramuros, Manila City on Wednesday night (April 09, 2014). The Manila Cathedral was originally built in 1581 but has since been destroyed and rebuilt several times due to fire, earthquakes, typhoons and bombings in World War II.<\/p srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/tagle-pnoy-manila-cathedral1.jpg 713w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/tagle-pnoy-manila-cathedral1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/tagle-pnoy-manila-cathedral1-600x402.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy priligy online <a href=\"http:\/\/bostonanxiety.org\/images\/layout4\/png\/priligy.html\">http:\/\/bostonanxiety.org\/images\/layout4\/png\/priligy.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> (Photo by Ryan Lim \/ Malaca\u00f1ang Photo Bureau)&#8221; width=&#8221;713&#8243; height=&#8221;478&#8243; \/><\/a> His Eminence Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, DD, blessed President Benigno S. Aquino III and Presidential Sister Maria Elena \u201cBallsy\u201d Aquino-Cruz with Holy Water during the Thanksgiving Mass for the Reopening of the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Manila Cathedral) in Cabildo corner Beaterio, Intramuros, Manila City on Wednesday night (April 09, 2014). The Manila Cathedral was originally built in 1581 but has since been destroyed and rebuilt several times due to fire, earthquakes, typhoons and bombings in World War II. (Photo by Ryan Lim \/ Malaca\u00f1ang Photo Bureau)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA &#8212; Since the elections is just over a year away, an official of the Catholic Church appealed to the people and would-be candidates in the forthcoming polls not to take advantage of poor voters during electoral exercises.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Nakikiusap tayo sa lahat lalo na sa mga kakandidato na huwag naman sana samantalahin ang mga naghihirap na, ang mga kapos na kapos na kasi paglapastangan \u2018yun sa dangal&#8230;you capitalised on the need of somebody in order to manipulate emotionally, spiritually vulnerable na nga ay pagsasamantalahan pa,<\/em>\u201d said Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle at the launch of the \u201cOne Good Vote\u201d (OGV) by the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) on Thursday in Manila.<\/p>\n<p>With this, the Catholic prelate noted the role of the clergy during election season, is not to support a particular candidate but to educate and encourage voters to support those who will lead them to a better life.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy topamax online <a href=\"http:\/\/bostonanxiety.org\/images\/layout4\/png\/topamax.html\">http:\/\/bostonanxiety.org\/images\/layout4\/png\/topamax.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Ang involvement po ang simbahan sa pamamagitan ng PPCRV ay hindi para suportahan ang ilang kandidato at ibagsak ang ilang kandidato. Ito po ay nasa larangan ng edukasyon paghuhubog upang maisulong ang kabuthin panglahat<\/em>,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Tagle also urged voters to maintain the sanctity of the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Hindi naman masama na gamitin \u2018yung salitang sacred or holy para sa boto lalo na kung ito ay nagmumula sa kunsensya<\/em>,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The head of the Archdiocese of Manila also shared his experience during the Papal Conclave in 2013, where they voted for Pope Francis, the successor of Pope Benedict XVI.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy colchicine online <a href=\"http:\/\/bostonanxiety.org\/images\/layout4\/png\/colchicine.html\">http:\/\/bostonanxiety.org\/images\/layout4\/png\/colchicine.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Ang dami ko natutunan sa sacredness of the ballot. Mababasa ninyo naman ang reglamento kung paano magboto ng papa. Naranasan ko po \u2018yun,<\/em>\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, PPCRV Chairperson Henrietta de Villa said the OGV is different from the group\u2019s Voter Education program since it will be community-conscience based and it is people-driven.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPPCRV will select one sitio in every province (80 provinces in all) or in out PPCRV structure one sitio in every diocese (86 dioceses). Each sitio will be the pilot area for One Good Vote\u2019s No to Vote-Buying, No to Vote-Selling. Yes to KKK Candidates. Yes to CHAMP \u2013 Clean Honest Accountable Meaningful Peaceful \u2013 Elections,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>De Villa added, \u201cOGV includes everyone, each and all Filipinos, though its main proponents in these sitios will be the Poor and the Youth, because they are many \u2013 more than half of our electorate and also because they are the most affected victims of bad elections and bad electoral habits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The PPCRV is the accredited watchdog group of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the May 9, 2016 national and local polls<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA &#8212; Since the elections is just over a year away, an official of the Catholic Church appealed to the &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":7554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1145,95,483],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headline","category-news-ph","category-politics","mauthors-philippines-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47002"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":287055,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47002\/revisions\/287055"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}