By Terence L. Ranis
Presidential candidate Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said Filipinos need to elect a "crisis manager" as their next president.
“So, we are in a crisis and what we need kung ako ay boboto, hindi bilang kandidato, kung ako si Francisco Domagoso na isang botante at pipili ako ng presidente, ang pipiliin ko ay isang crisis manager. A crisis manager is always there, hindi uma-absent, hindi natatakot, hinaharap ang problema, nasa frontline (So, we are in a crisis and what we need if I were to vote, not as a candidate, but as Francisco Domagoso who is a voter, and I will choose a president, I'll choose a crisis manager. A crisis manager is always there, never absent, never afraid to face problems and in the frontline)," Domagoso said.
The Aksyon Demokratiko standard bearer said Filipinos should vote for a leader who will act as a crisis manager and immediately get things done just like Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky who has shown courage and bravery in leading and defending his country.
He also said that he will emulate Zelensky in his war against poverty, hunger, and equality in the country.
“You know, the guy is worth emulating. I don’t know the nitty-gritty of the real situation but what matters most to us is that there is a president, the most powerful person in that country on the frontline while bullets are flying. And because of technological warfare that is available in the world, missiles pwedeng bumagsak anytime pero hindi nya inilantala yun. Ipinaramdam nya sa kanyang mga kababayan hindi sya a-absent, hindi sya iiwas, hindi sya matatakot, haharapin nya ang mga katanungan, at haharapin nya kasama ang taong bayan sa kanilang suliranin (You know the guy is worth emulating. I don’t know the nitty-gritty of the real situation but what matters most to us is that there is a president, the most powerful person in that country on the frontline while bullets are flying. And because of technological warfare that is available in the world, missiles that could attack them anytime but it never worried him. He showed to his countrymen that he will never be absent and he will join his people in their struggles)," Domagoso said.
Domagoso said his running mate Doctor Willie Ong will focus on life and livelihood if elected this May 2022 elections.
“At kung ekonomiya ang pag-uusapan, ang mahalagang ekonomiya sa akin ay ekonomiya sa loob ng tahanan ng bawat pamilyang Pilipino (And, while we're on the subject of the economy, the most important economy for me is the one that every Filipino family has at home)," he said.
Domagoso vowed to address the problems of poverty, hunger, unemployment, inequality, and social injustice in the country should he get elected as president. These are the main pillars of his 10-Point Bilis Kilos Economic Agenda.