POE SAYS FILIPINOS WILL FEEL THE DIFFERENCE
UNDER 'GOBYERNONG MAY PUSO'

Under her "Gobyernong may Puso," Filipinos--especially the 26 million living in poverty--will immediately know how it feels to have a government that cares for them and is sensitive to their needs.

Speaking before an estimated crowd of 55,000 in Camarines Sur, the independent presidential candidate said she can look anyone in the eye and say that she only has the best interest of the people at heart.

"Dikit ang laban ngayon sa pagkapangulo pero sa tingin ko matitingnan ko kayo sa inyong mga mata para sabihin sa inyo na uunahin ko ang pangangailangan ng mahihirap, na mararamdaman niyo agad ang malasakit ng gobyerno," Poe said.

The country's top senator, who at 47 is the youngest among the five presidential aspirants, said she has the physical, intellectual and emotional energy to lead and serve the people.

"Ako ay may enerhiya na ipagpatuloy at gawin ang mga proyekto sa lalong madaling panahon. Sisiguraduhin ko na 'pag ako'y naglingkod sa inyo, ako'y mananatiling tapat, hindi ko kayo nanakawan dahil hindi ako magnanakaw," she said.

Poe said her priority, if she wins, is to lift people out of poverty by creating more than one million jobs a year. This can be done by improving the over-all business climate to encourage more investments, aggressively rolling out infrastructure projects and strengthening the tourism industry to generate more livelihood opportunities.

"Sisiguraduhin ko na ang mga proyekto para dito sa CamSur ay mas dadami pa. Sisiguraduhin ko na pagdating sa turismo, lalong-lalo na napakaganda ng inyong lugar, maraming pupunta dito, dadami ang trabaho at mas lalo kayong makikilala sa maraming parte ng Pilipinas at ng buong mundo," she said.

Poe, the first foundling to run for president of the Philippines, also pledged to mandate, through an executive order, all public elementary schools and daycare centers in the country to provide free lunches to students.

She also vowed to implement the UNiFAST Law that will give indigent students grants so they can study in private colleges and universities if they wish.

"Dapat anak ka man ng mayaman o mahirap, puwede kang makapagtapos ng college. Kaya sa isang panguluhan ni Grace Poe, sisiguraduhin ko na ang anak ng mahihirap ay puwede nang mag-aral ng libre sa mga state universities at colleges," Poe said.

She said she would push for the establishment of a University of the Philippines campus in Bicol that will focus on agriculture and tourism--sectors that will benefit the region's 5.4 million people.

"Ako ay tinulungan ng mga Bicolano. Ako ay minahal ng mga Bicolano, at ako ay tinanggap ng mga Bicolano 'nung ako ay tumakbo bilang senador rin 'nung 2013. Kaya makakaasa kayo na ibabalik ko sa inyo ang pagmamahal na 'yan, ang pagtulong na 'yan, ang pagbigay ng mas maraming oportunidad 'pag ako ay naging pangulo ng anim na taon," Poe said.