In a forum with students of the Holy Angel University (HAU) here Tuesday, Escudero finally revealed why.
“We wear white because the (Philippine) flag is not only yellow. White is the symbol of equality. Because we vow to serve equally, young or old, ugly or good-looking, poor or rich,” he said as Poe, in her usual white blouse, listened with a smile on the stage of the university auditorium.
He said “white is the symbol of equality of all Filipinos.”
Traditionally, white is regarded as the future of perfection and is used to symbolize purity, innocence, wholeness and completion.
Poe, Escudero and their entire senatorial slate spent their entire day Tuesday in Pampanga where they met with local leaders and supporters in the capital city of San Fernando before proceeding to this city where they held a political rally late afternoon at the city’s downtown Plaza Miranda.
Poe and Escudero zeroed in on local issues, with Poe vowing to fully develop the Clark International Airport as the country’s premiere gateway that should be linked to Metro Manila with a fast and modern railway.
Escudero, on the other hand, said that a Poe administration would address flooding problem in Pampanga to usher in more investments.
While Poe is known to have committed herself to providing free wifi for overseas Filipino workers, her senatorial candidate Miguel Zubiri said he would work for free wifi also in public parks nationwide, as well as in all colleges and universities nationwide.
Meanwhile, Poe also noted the need to ensure education among the youth, citing a study projecting that by 2050, the average age of most Filipinos would be 23. She vowed free education through college to children of farmers and fisherfolk, as well as better access to ‘study now, pay later” programs.
Escudero cited his commitment to a stronger magna carta for student rights that would grant students representation in school boards. “There should be guarantee of all (student) rights, specifically freedom of speech and press in the campus within the bounds of the law,” he said.
Escudero also vowed to protect informal centers. “The government should give them lands instead of shooing them away,” he noted.
