With just a few days before the May 9 elections, leaders of Aksyon Demokratiko have stressed that voters should consider switching to presidential candidate and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno if they want a president who understands the plight of the poor and has a proven track record of getting things done even in the midst of a crisis.
According to Aksyon Demokratiko Chair Ernest Ramel, Moreno’s solution-based approach and swift action amid diversity make him the leader that the country needs in these trying times.
Aksyon Demokratiko Vice President Atty. Bobbit Roco said that the party wants to highlight the qualities and track record of Mayor Isko that makes him the most qualified among the presidential candidates to be the next President of the Republic.
“Bakit kailangan mag-switch to Isko? Dahil siya lamang ang bukod sa alam at naranasan ang mga nararanasan ng milyun-milyong Pilipino araw-araw, siya din ang may napatunayan at pruweba na. Pinapangako palang ng lahat, si Mayor Isko nagawa na – may pandemiya pa ito,” Ramel said.
Despite the pandemic, the city government of Manila, under Mayor Isko’s leadership, built modern public hospitals like the Bagong Ospital ng Maynila; modern public school buildings like the New Manila Science High School; and modern housing for informal settlers like Tondominium, Binondominium, and Basecommunity which created jobs and livelihood opportunities when the people needed them most.
Ramel also cited Moreno’s massive cleaning and beautification drive, innovative mass vaccination program, free mass testing and medicines for Covid-19, and various social assistance programs among others.
Aksyon Demokratiko Vice President Atty. Bobbit Roco said that the party wants to highlight the qualities and track record of Mayor Isko that make him the most qualified among the presidential candidates to be the next President of the Republic.
Roco emphasized that Moreno “is the only one na sumusunod sa mga prinsipyo ng Aksyon Demokratiko: honest governance, opportunity for all, especial privileges to none, pag babantayan natin yung mga people, productivity and prosperity.”
“Siyempre, huwag nating kakalimutan ang environment and education. Lahat yan ginagawa ni Isko. I don’t think any other candidate can say the same thing,” added the son of Aksyon Demokratiko founder, the late Sen. Raul Roco.
The Switch to Isko campaign has been very successful, Roco shared, with the latest edition bringing him and AIM leaders to Bacolod, Iloilo, Baguio, and Pangasinan.
Roco said the Switch to Isko awareness campaign, along with Moreno’s sorties in out-of-the-way areas and rarely-visited municipalities, have convinced many from the “silent majority” to cast their lot with Mayor Isko, whom the masses consider one of their own.
Despite the pandemic, the city government of Manila, under Mayor Isko’s leadership, built modern public hospitals like the Bagong Ospital ng Maynila; modern public school buildings like the New Manila Science High School; and modern housing for informal settlers like Tondominium, Binondominium and Basecommunity.
Just recently, over 50 volunteer groups and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) coming mostly from the camp of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. switched their support to the Aksyon Demokratiko standard bearer in an event aptly dubbed “The Biggest Switch” that was held at the Great Eastern Hotel in Quezon City.
All in all, the organizations present at the event boasted more than 10 million members nationwide.
“We are entering the eleventh hour of the campaign, malapit ng mag-12,” said Roco.
“Everybody is encouraged to go out to campaign for the candidate that they want. Ang sinasabi ko lang, you must want Isko because he is I think the best candidate for the job, especially given the problems the Philippines is facing right now. Kailangan na nating magtulong-tulong. Hindi na dahil kakampi o kapitbahay. Para sa Pilipinas na ang pinag-uusapan natin ngayon.”