BALANGA CITY – Senatorial aspirant Ramon Magsaysay, Jr. of Team PNoy on Saturday said he has no problem with Mitos Magsaysay, one of the candidates of the opposition United Nationalist Alliance.
He even described his niece as a good congresswoman.
“The only issue here is – if you want to elect a senator in the opposition, vote for Mitos. If you want to elect a senator who will work with PNoy to unify our doing the dye, vote for me.”
PNoy refers to Pres. Benigno Aquino, Jr. who is working hard for the election bid of 12 senatorial candidates, one of them former Senator Magsaysay.
“If you want PNoy to be on his right, straight path, vote for us. That is as simple as that,” said the son of the late Pres. Ramon Magsaysay, Sr. and the former Luz Banzon of Balanga City.
Magsaysay was in Balanga as guest in the alumni homecoming at the Bataan National High School, formerly Arellano Memorial High School.
He echoed the battle-cry of his father of giving social justice and equal opportunities in health and education for all. “Those who have less in life should have more in law,” he said to the cheers of the alumni dating as far back as the 1939 graduates.
Magsaysay voiced opposition to political dynasty, saying it is not good practice, not healthy and not democratic.
“Parang panahon pa ni King Arthur na may mga anointed, may royal family. It is nolonger relevant to the modern world,” he said.
Once elected senator again, he said he will lessen his assistance to infrastructure projects like farm-to-market roads and instead give a big chunk of his Priority Assistance Development Fund to scholarship of students he will encourage to take hard courses like science & technology, engineering and accounting.
Part of his PDAF will also go to communal irrigation, potable water, post-harvest facilities and processing of coffee and other products common in the localities.
