Giving in to the New People's Army (NPA) permit to campaign
(PTC) and permit to win (PTW) will have detrimental effects on the coming 2016
May elections.
This was stressed by 4th Infantry Division public affairs
office chief Capt. Joe Patrick Martinez
"PTC and PTW are illegal and are not sanctioned by our
legitimate and duly established government. It is a violation of section 10
Para C of Article IX of the 1987 Philippine Constitution that states that 'Bona
fide' candidates for any public office shall be free from any form of
harassment and discrimination,” he added.
"Since aspiring politicians are being forced to pay
these amounts to the NPAs, they may think of getting back the same amount from
their public funds that would be entrusted in their office if they won in the
election," he disclosed.
Similarly, this kills the hopes and dreams of millions of
Filipinos for this undermines the capability of some aspiring political
leaders, especially the poor, who also want to hold a public office but cannot
afford to pay the demand of the NPAs.
"Thus, PTC and PTW violates our right to suffrage and
makes our electoral process a laughing stock because it is the exact opposite
of having a democratic government that is a government by the people, of the
people and for the people," Martinez pointed out.
For the NPAs, the more politicians duped, more money to
collect, more opportunities to sow threat.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=815076
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