Mar Roxas: I want Filipinos to experience the life I live

Former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas on Sunday vowed to give Filipinos a comfortable life if he becomes president.

"Bakit ko gustong maging pangulo? Maraming mga pagkakataon sa buhay ko alam ko wala sa mamayang Pilipino," Roxas said during his closing remarks for the first Pilipinas Debates 2016 held in Cagayan De Oro City.

Roxas is the grandson of the late former President Manuel Roxas and a scion of the wealthy Araneta clan. His background has been a source of criticism from those saying he doesn't have empathy for the poor.

But he says the experience of having a secure life is what he wanted to give to Filipinos if elected in May 9 elections.

"May trabaho ako, may naipon ako. Alam kong maayos ang kinabukasan ng anak ko dahil nakapag aral siya. 'Pag may nakasakit sa pamilya namin, kampante ako na may gagamot sa kanila. Hindi ko pinoproblema ang kakainin ko sa bukas,” Roxas said.

“Bakit ko gusto maging Pangulo? Dahil gusto ko maging ganito din ang buhay niyo. Malaya sa gutom, malaya sa takot, malayang mangarap,” he added.

Roxas said he cannot bear to face his parents and his family if he do not try do something to improve the lives of the Filipino people.

“Mahihiya ako harapin ang aking magulang, ang aking anak, kayo mismo, kung hindi ko gagawin ang lahat para mangyari ito. Maraming salamat po,” Roxas said. —JST, GMA News