Retired Army Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan, who is detained at Fort Bonifacio in Taguig, has filed his certificate of candidacy for senator.
Palparan is detained on charges of kidnapping with serious illegal detention for the disappearance of University of the Philippines students Karen Empeño and Sherlyn Cadapan.
Through his son JC, Palparan made known his desire "to serve the Filipinos, especially the downtrodden and abused."
JC was not able to outline his father's entire nine-point agenda due to time constraints at the Commission on Elections, but elaborated on some of them, including the quest for an "NPA-free Philippines."
According to Palparan, the New People's Army is the biggest threat to national security.
He also wanted a "China-Free West Philippine Sea," and reestablishment of United States military bases. Not only would the US bases contribute to development, particularly of Visayas and Mindanao, but would also help protect the Philippines against China, he said.
Palparan takes a position opposed to the Bangsamoro Basic Law, which he called "a ticking time bomb" that would explode in five to 10 years and victimize even the Muslim community due to the reign of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters.
He said that the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao must be strengthened. Security forces would have a role to play in this, as they would aid in education, infrastructure, farming, and tourism programs.
Palparan would also lobby for training Filipinos for jobs abroad.
He will push for "corporate farming," as well, where the government would create a corporation for farmers. The profit would go to the farmers and allow them to buy equipment, as well as grow the corporation.
Asked about his father's stand on human rights, JC said that his father insists the accusations of human rights violations were all hearsay and were not based on evidence.
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/119007/son-files-coc-on-behalf-of-detained-palparan
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