Bongbong urges voters: Don’t elect candidates who disunite people

MANILA, Philippines – Vice presidential candidate, Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., on Saturday urged the electorate not to vote politicians who disunite people in the upcoming elections.

Marcos said the efforts to move the country forward failed since there is an excessive partisan politics manipulated by those who hold power.

He said the solutions to problems are already available, but the government officials themselves are divided so the solutions are not properly carried out.

"Ask yourself if this or that candidate is for unity. If not, then don't vote for him or her. We can't have stability if the government is filled with politicians who divide the people for the sake of politics or their own personal agenda or gain," Marcos said in a statement.

Marcos lamented that Filipinos are hindered by too much politicking of government officials promoting their interests and the interests of their party mates, friends, close associates and relatives.

"The Filipino people are industrious, honest, and resilient that's why our OFWs (Overseas Filipino Workers) are preferred by foreign employers over other nationalities. Magagaling tayong mga Pilipino pero bakit mahirap ang ating sitwasyon?" Marcos said.

"The drug problem is alarming; corruption persists; prices are high; crime is rampant; unemployment rate is high; agriculture is neglected; the housing program is a failure; traffic in Metro Manila is a big mess; the educational system is not at par with our neighboring countries. We know the solutions to these but we can only solve them if we are united as Filipinos and the first and paramount job of the government is to unite us all," he added.