Filipinos should exercise their rights as the bosses of the country’s officials by electing leaders in the May 2022 polls who will serve the nation well.
Fr. Agustin Hinayan issued the call at a mass to mark the 12th death anniversary of former President Corazon Aquino and the 40th day since the passing of her son, former president Benigno “PNoy” Aquino III, at the University of Saint La Salle Chapel in Bacolod City, Sunday afternoon, August 1.
If one loves Jesus one should do what is right and not be swayed by vote buyers, Hinayan said.
He said PNoy during his presidency humbly stressed that the Filipino people were his bosses.
PNoy passed away but his words, “Kayo ang Boss Ko (you are my boss)” will continue to remind us that we have a responsibility to carry out, Hinayan said.
If one is a boss and his employee is not doing the right thing his attention should be called and if he fails in his job he should be removed from office, Hinayan said, and the best way to do that is during elections.
You must see Jesus in the poor, the youth, the protection of the environment and in your choices during the elections, Hinayan said.
Joy Jarabelo, Federation of Urban Poor-Negros provincial coordinator, in her speech after the mass attended by about 150 people, said Aquino’s saying that the Filipino people were his boss meant a lot to them who are poor.
The poor have never been the boss, they are the servants of their bosses, she said.
PNoy by saying that the Filipino people are his bosses gave the poor dignity and recognition that they too have the capacity to contribute to the nation’s progress, Jarabelo said.
The proof of this is under his administration a bottoms-up-budgeting policy was adopted in the identification of projects that the people, especially the poor, really needed.
Billions of pesos were then spent to alleviate the lives of the poor, she said.
After the mass, the participants placed flowers and lit candles beneath the “Salamat PNoy” tarpaulin in front of the USLS gate at the corner of La Salle and CL Montelibano avenues.*