{"id":53011,"date":"2015-06-25T15:25:42","date_gmt":"2015-06-25T07:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=53011"},"modified":"2015-06-25T15:25:42","modified_gmt":"2015-06-25T07:25:42","slug":"catholic-prelate-urges-voters-to-elect-good-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/06\/25\/catholic-prelate-urges-voters-to-elect-good-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Catholic prelate urges voters to elect good candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MANILA — With less than one year before the 2016 national and local polls, an official of the Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference of the Philippines-Permanent Committee on Public Affairs (CBCP-PCPA) is urging Filipino voters to elect good candidates and also shun less-evil ones.<\/p>\n

In a radio interview over Church-run Radio Veritas on Wednesday, Bishop Broderick Pabillo, chairman of the CBCP-PCPA, asked the electorate to support only those politicians who are worthy.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026Huwag lang tayong pipili sa less-evil. Kung wala tayong makitang good, huwag na tayong bumoto,<\/em>\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Catholic prelate added, \u201cHindi kailangang punuin ang balota, at saka nakalagay lang diyan yung mga karapat-dapat. Dapat bumoto tayo hindi lang sa mga mananalo, kahit bumoto ka sa mga mananalo, talo ang boto mo kasi bumoto ka sa masama,<\/em>\u201d Pabillo said.<\/p>\n

With this, he said that people should vote based on their conscience.<\/p>\n

\u201cDapat iboto natin ‘yung konsensiya natin. Kahit walang bumoto o alam mong hindi lulusot, iboto mo pa rin. So hindi nasayang ang boto mo, kasi ang konsensiya mo ang ipinahayag mo,<\/em>\u201d the Manila Auxiliary bishop said.<\/p>\n

He added the electorate should not believe in surveys and look at the characteristics of the candidate.<\/p>\n

\u201cDapat maging mapili tayo sa pulitika, nag-iisip tayo para sa ating bayan, naghahanap tayo ng tao na karapat-dapat na iboto sa ating bayan. Huwag tayong magpadala sa mga survey\u2026gimik lang yan, kundi tingnan ang katangian nila (pulitiko),<\/em>\u201d the CBCP official added.<\/p>\n

Filipinos will be electing the new leaders of the country in the May 9, 2016 elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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