“Makakaasa kayo na hindi ako magnanakaw at lahat ng kita ng gobyerno, bawat sentimo ay mapupunta sa benepisyo ng ating mga kababayan. Iyan po ang palaki sa atin ng aking tatay na si FPJ.”
(Rest assured that I will not steal government money, and every centavo will benefit all our countrymen. That was how I was raised by my father, FPJ.)
This was the pledge presidential hopeful Sen. Grace Poe-Llamanzares said on Saturday to Filipinos based in Hong Kong once she gets elected to lead the country.
FPJ, of course, was Fernando Poe Jr, Ms. Poe-Llamanzares’ late father who also ran the presidential race in 2004 but lost to Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Spending the holidays with her family, Ms Poe-Llamanzares was invited to speak in a gathering of Filipino migrant workers in Hong Kong’s Central business district. Relating to the plight of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) who have spent time away from family, Poe admitted to formerly working abroad. After finishing her graduate studies in the United States, Ms Poe-Llamanzares worked there and eventually gained US citizenship. Upon her father’s death in Dec. 2004, she returned to the Philippines and revoked her US citizenship. She later took the role as chairperson of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board in 2010. She won a seat in the Senate in 2013.
“Salamat sa inyong tulong dahil kung hindi dahil sa OFWs, ang ekonomiya ng Pilipinas ay matagal nang tumiklop.”
(Thanks for your help, if not for the OFW, the Philippine economy would have long collapsed.)
“Matagal din akong tumira sa ibang bansa, at naiintindihan ko ang inyong kalagayan. Kasama ng Migrante, ng iba nating mga senador na tumatakbo, itutulak namin ang mga makakabuti para sa OFWs—na bumaba ang fees nyo at yung mga kailangan nyo tulad ng health benefits ay matulungan kayo ng gobyerno.”
(I also lived away from family for long so I understand your situation. Along with Migrante [a migrant worker advocate group], and other senatorial candidates, we will push for lowering fees and addressing needs such as health benefits that the government will provide.)
Source: http://www.pinoy-ofw.com/
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