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VP bet Pangilinan vows legal aid to 'politically harassed' supporters

Published Mar 11, 2022 03:20 pm

Aspiring vice president Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan has condemned the "political harassment" towards an activist arrested in Cavite as he vowed legal support to those supporting him and and presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo who are similarly affected.

Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan (VPLR Media Bureau)

“Kinukondena ko ang mga bulok at lumang taktika ng panunupil sa ating mga katropa (I am condemning the rotten and old tactic of repression to our supporters)," Pangilinan said Friday, March 11.

He made the call after the arrest of Jonathan Mercado, a cultural worker and the spokesperson of the Teatro Kabataan Mula sa Nayon.

"Political harassment ang pagdakip kahapon (March 10) kay Jonathan Mercado (The arrest of Jonathan Mercado yesterday is a political harassment)," Pangilinan said.

Mercado was apprehended by local police in Silang, Cavite on Thursday, March 10.

The senator said that at present, it remains undetermined where the Calabarzon police took him, adding that police cannot tell his family where he was taken.

"Nanawagan tayo sa PNP (Philippine National Police) na huwag pagamit sa mga pulitiko para supilin ang malinis at payapang pagsuporta sa kampanya namin nina VP Leni at ng lahat ng ating kandidato pagka-senador (We are calling on the PNP to not allow politicians to use them in suppressing a clean and peaceful campaign for us and VP Leni and all our senatorial candidates)," Pangilinan said.

"Nakakalungkot ang mga balitang hinaharas at nire-redtag ang mga katropa natin sa Cavite at sa iba’t ibang bayan, lungsod at lalawigan kung saan lumalakas na ang ating hanay para maipanalo ang magtataguyod ng Gobyernong Tapat (It is saddening to learn the reports of harassment and red-tagging among our supporters in Cavite and other towns, cities, and regions where our team is gaining support to win and promote an honest government)," Pangilinan added.

The vice-presidential aspirant also pledged to provide legal support to victims of harassment.

"Dahil 'yan ang ibig sabihin ng Katropa, walang iwanan -- at lalo na ang pinakamaliit, pinakamahina, at pinakamahirap (Because that is the essence of our Katropa, no one must be left behind--most especially the smallest, weakest, and poorest)," he said.

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