Lacson: Philippines' challenge is to shun thieves on Eleksyon 2022

Presidential aspirant and Senator Panfilo Lacson on Monday asked the public not to side with the thieves on election day.

Speaking at the National Bible Day event, Lacson cited John 10:10 in which Jesus Christ warned of the thieves who come “to steal and kill and destroy.”

“These words speak of our greatest challenge as a nation: the deeply entrenched thievery that steals and kills and destroys— a sin contrary to the law of God, so does the act of anyone who joins the thief by keeping a blind eye on his selfish act,” he said.

He then asked the congregation the difference between the thieves on the streets and those who are in the government.

Lacson, whose 2022 campaign puts emphasis on anti-corruption drive, said that thieves in the streets are picking their victims before they take their valuables while the thieves in the government are picked by the Filipino people in the ballots during the elections.

“Tayo pa nga ang 'nagsi-shade' ng kanyang pangalan sa balota. At hindi siya namimili ng nanakawin. Wala siyang pakialam kung ang kanyang ninanakaw ay ang ating mga karapatan sa edukasyon, hanapbuhay, kalusugan at maayos at masaganang pamumuhay, at higit sa lahat, ang kinabukasan ng kabataan,” he said.

(The thieves in government are picked by the people who mark their names in the ballots on Election Day. They rob their victims of so much more - their education, livelihood, health and the future of the youth.)

"For the longest time, we have witnessed how corruption, the worst form of thievery, continues to destroy our nation. And we only have ourselves to blame,” he said.

Lacson appealed to the congregation to make the National Bible Day shall a reminder not to vote for thieves in the upcoming polls.

“Just for one day, on Election Day, let us not allow ourselves to be partners of the thieves. Let us stand mightily against the evils of their actions,” he ended.

Lacson’s 2022 campaign motto is “Ito ang Simula,” which is centered on “Katapangan, Kakayahan at Katapatan.”

He is pushing for good governance, anti-corruption, and budget reforms.

Lacson is running with Senate President Vicente Sotto III. —NB, GMA News