Press Release
July 19, 2010

KIKO PANGILINAN TO SENATE COLLEAGUES: LET'S HEED OUR PEOPLE'S CLAMOR FOR UNITY AND CHANGE; LET'S SET ASIDE POLITICAL DIFFERENCES AND UNITE

Our people have set aside their own political positions in the last elections and have rallied behind President Noy Aquino. I urge our colleagues in the Senate to be in step with our people, by setting aside our own political differences and unite for genuine change and reforms.

If the Senate fails to secure a working majority come July 26, it would send the signal to the rest of the nation that the Senators cannot unite for the sake of the national interest. This would not be good for the Senate as an institution. We urge our colleagues to set aside our differences and work towards forging a working unity in the Senate that will ensure the Senate is both independent yet committed to genuine change for our nation. We owe it to the Senate as an institution and to our people to unite and help move our nation forward.

We will achieve very little if we do not unite. Our efforts to push for change will fall flat if we fail to come together, and we cannot solve our nation's ills if we remain fragmented and disunited.

We now have 11 votes. We thank the 11 who have placed their trust in our ability to lead the institution. Yet we are two votes shy to secure a majority. We appeal to our Senators who have yet to decide on the issue that they decide in favor of unity and moving the nation forward. Our people want their leaders to unite and to set aside political differences so we can march towards progress and development. Let us heed the clamor of our people and unite.

TAGALOG:

Kapag 'di nakabuo ng mayorya ang mga Senador, ang mensahe na ipinapamalas natin sa mamamayan ay hindi kaya ng mga Senador na magkaisa para sa interes ng institusyon at ng bansa. Sa halip na magkaisa para sa pagbabago, ang ipinapamalas natin ay mas mahalaga ang magkanya-kanya. Umaapela tayo sa mga Senador na maitulak natin ang pagkakaisa para sa reporma at pagbabago.

Ang taumbayan ay nagkakaisa na sa kagustuhang makita ang tunay na pagbabago. Dapat sumasabay din ang ating mga Senador sa martsa ng taumbayan tungo sa pagbabago.

Iilang boto na lang ang ating kailangan upang makakuha ng majority. Nagpapasalamat tayo sa labing-isa na sumusuporta sa ating kandidatura, at hinihiling pa natin sa dalawa pa nating mga kasamahan na 'di pa nagpapasya na sana magpasya sila para sa pagkakaisa at para maitatag ang isang working majority na isusulong ang pagbabago at reporma.

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