Voters should be more discerning — solon
VOTERS should be more discerning and more demanding when voting for government officials if we want the country to change for the better.
This is the advise of AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee, to those voting in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE).
According to Lee is it about time to choose the best leaders in the barangay level so that changes will take effect and that people should not be contended on their services but should ask for more and better.
“Sa aking pag-iikot, laging sinasabi nila, ‘mabuti na nga may dumating pang ayuda, mabuti na nga binigyan pa ako.’ Lagi kong sinasabi sa kanila, hindi dapat gano’n,” Lee said.
“Dapat maging demanding na kayo. Dahil ang gobyerno, nandiyan para sa inyo. [Ang] pera ng gobyerno [ay] pera ninyo,” he added.
The former businessman said the public should not just be content with getting the bare minimum service and should expect more from the government.
“The word is demanding. Hindi pwedeng ‘okay na kayo, okay na kami, pasalamat na nga ako na nabigyan pa ako, pasalamat na nga ako nahatian pa ako, okay lang magnakaw basta mabigyan ka.
Dapat baguhin na natin ‘yong gano’ng kultura at gano’ng sistema para maging Winner Tayo Lahat,” he said.
“Masyado kasing mababait ang mga Pilipino. Masyadong mabait, masyadong mapagtiis, masyadong mapagpasensiya. Lagi kong sinasabi, panahon na para tayo’y magbago” he added.
