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Mario Bautista, has been with the entertainment industry for more than 4 decades. He writes regular columns for People's Journal and Malaya.

May 10, 2016

Coco Martin's Support For Sen. Grace Poe As President Is Unconditional

IT’S ELECTION DAY and Coco Martin’s support for Sen. Grace Poe is unconditional. Last Friday, he again appeared for free in Sen. Poe’s last stretch campaign rally in Meycauayan and Pandi, Bulacan.
“Thanks, Coco, for being a true friend,” says Sen. Poe. “I value the support of people who believe in what I fight for. For me, it is even more meaningful because you know that they are with you not just because of the expediency but because of their principles, their beliefs in your platform, and that’s more long lasting.”

Coco, in turn, says he is endorsing Grace as he believes in her good qualities as a leader that include “dunong, tapang, may paninindigan, marunong makinig, buo ang pamilya, hindi trapo, may malasakit sa mahihirap at higit sa lahat ay may puso.”

Coco says he’s worried we might elect a leader with wrong values. “Kinakabahan po ako sa posibilidad na pwedeng mangyari sa atin. Kung ano ang mali ngayon, siyang nagiging tama. Bakit po tayo nagkaganoon ngayon? Ang hinahangad po natin sa pagkakataong ito ay magkaroon tayo ng isang pangulo na mataas ang moral values at ng isang gobyerno na makikinig para sa ating lahat.”

An avowed FPJ fan (he stars in the TV remake of FPJ’s “Ang Probinsiyano”), he says Grace embodies the values of her late dad. “Ito ay kasabihan ng bawat Pilipino: ‘Kung ano ang puno, siya ang bunga.’ Ever since, isa lang ang aking inidolo: si FPJ, ang pinakasikat, pinakanirerespeto sa industriya naming mga artista at ng lahat ng mga Pilipino. Pero si FPJ, kahit kailan hindi ko nakita o narinig na nang-apak ng tao. Matapang siya at may paninindigan pero wala po siyang inapakang tao at pinagsalitaan ng masakit. Isa po ‘yon sa dahilan kung bakit ako naniniwala at kung bakit ako nandito sa inyong harapan, dahil para sa akin, ang aking pangulo ay si Grace Poe.”

And let’s all pray that we will have clean, safe and honest elections. May God give us the best leader who’ll help our country towards progress and a better way of life especially for the poor.

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