San Fernando, Pampanga
1 March 2013

President Benigno S. Aquino III urged the Cabalens to choose the straight path and not be dissuaded by those in power in a meeting with local leaders and the community in Pampanga’s 2nd district, a known political stronghold of the past administration.

“Aaminin ko po: Hindi madaling humarap sa inyo ngayon. Nasa Pampanga ako, at natural lamang na ikarangal ninyo ang mga kilalang personalidad mula sa inyong probinsya. Subalit hindi ito tungkol sa kung sino ang sikat, o kung sino ang malapit sa inyo. Tungkol ito sa paggawa ng tama. Tungkol ito sa pangangalaga sa interes ng mga Kapampangan. Tungkol ito sa pagtutuwid sa baluktot na kultura ng pamamahala, at paninigurong hindi na ito maulit pa,” he said.

The President also updated the Cabalens on the ongoing projects that the government is working on such as the Sitio Electrification Program, the Gapan-San Fernando-Olongapo Road project which will cut down travel time to three minutes, and the rehabilitation of the Pampanga Delta Phase 1 and Pampanga River Project that will bring an end to the perennial flooding in the province.

The President was joined by the Liberal Party’s senatorial and local government candidates in the upcoming May polls.

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