BALANGA City – The bishop of Bataan on Friday expressed strong opposition to Charter Change and the term extension of President Aquino saying it is not “daang matuwid” and only self-serving.
“If PNoy will push through with his plan of Charter Change with his partymates (constituting themselves) as a constitutional assembly, the Diocese of Balanga will do something,” Bishop Ruperto C. Santos said.
Santos has not revealed yet what action they will take but emphasized that they will surely oppose it. Under the diocese are Catholics from 11 towns and one city in the province.
He said that meanwhile they will continue to pray for the President and his allies “to see the light.” “They want to preserve their political careers and personal ambition,” the prelate said.
Santos said the President and his political allies should instead attend to many pressing issues in the country like high prices and scarcity of basic commodities, high crime rate and prevailing poverty.
“No to Charter Change. It is not after the welfare of the country but for their personal interest and only for their political party’s benefi t,” the bishop said.
