BROTHER EDDIE KINUWESTIYON ANG SINSERIDAD NG PAMAHALAAN LABAN SA KATIWALIAN

Kaugnay ng pahayag ni Press Secretary Jesus Dureza na di lamang si Bro. Eddie Villanueva ang may karapatang manawagan laban sa katiwalian kundi pati na rin si Pangulong Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, mariin namang itong kinuwestiyon ni Bro. Eddie sa gitna ng malinaw at lumalala pang talamak na katiwaliang namamayani ngayon sa ilalim ng pamahalaang Arroyo.

“Mayroong kasabihan na ‘the proof of the pudding is in the eating’ … Ang pamantayan at pruweba ng katotohanan sa mga sinasabi, ginagawa, o di ginagawa ay makikita sa ‘lasa’ o bunga ng mga ito. Lantad sa sambayanang Pilipino kung talaga nga bang seryoso si GMA sa pagsugpo ng katiwalian sa pamahalaan. Malinaw na hanggang ngayon ay tila may busal pa rin sa bibig sina GARCI, JOC-JOC, NERI, atbp., dahilan upang mahadlangan ang sana’y makabuluhan at makatotohanang imbestigasyon tulad ng Senate hearings. Kaya kung tutuusin ay isang pagbabalatkayo lamang itong sinasabi ni Dureza na nais din ng pagbabago ng gobyernong ito,” pahayag ni Bro. Eddie bilang sagot sa mga komento ni Sec. Dureza.

“Ito ang dahilan kung bakit noon pa ma’y isinusulong na ng BANGON PILIPINAS (BP) ang panawagan para sa ‘RIGHTEOUS GOOD GOVERNANCE’ na nakabase sa walang kinikilangang pagpapatupad ng batas at katarungan. Dahil kung ito sana ang umiiral na pamamahala ngayon, burado na ang korapsyon sa bokabularyo ng mga pulitiko. Pero taliwas dito ang nangyayari eh,” dagdag pa ni Bro. Eddie.

Bilang sagot sa binitawang salita ni Sec. Dureza na dapat ay tingnan din ang mga positibong aspeto ng administrasyong Arroyo, “I affirm the assessment of Bangon Pilipinas Secretary General Rev. Ronald Tan that it has always been a predictable response of the Arroyo officials to deny truth by pointing to the so-called ‘positive’ achievements of this government. Isn’t it ironic that almost to the exact moment of Dureza’s claims, the prestigious polling body GALLUP INTERNATIONAL came out with the survey that 4 out of 10 Filipinos are hungry or have little food thus making the Philippines the WORLD’S 5^th HUNGRIEST NATION. What a stinging rebuke to all these claims of positive accomplishments.”

Idinagdag pa ni Bro. Eddie na kung ang mas nakararaming Pilipino’y hindi na kumakain nang tatlong beses isang araw at sa harap nito’y naroon ang pamahalaang malinaw na may pagnanais na harangin ang pagbubunyag ng katotohanan sa di na mabilang na mga katiwalian tulad ng P728 Milyon na Fertilizer Scam, ZTE-NBN, NORTHRAIL, paano aniya mapaniniwala ang taumbayan sa mga binitawang salita ni Dureza na kahit si GMA ay nagnanais na magkaroon ng pagbabago kontra sa pangungurakot at pagyurak sa kaban ng bayan.

Sa kanyang panawagan na magkaroon ng isang “ASSEMBLY OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE” ay muling inihayag ni Bro. Eddie ang kahalagahan ng nasabing pagpupulong. “It is due to the urgency of the plight of our people who are being crushed under the weight of unbridled graft and systematic corruption that I have expressed my full-support to the statement of CBCP President Archbishop Angel Lagdameo about the need to rid our country of this ‘social cancer’ of corruption. By meeting and joining our hearts and minds toward the achievement of our shared values and goals I have no doubt that God will bless the assembly and its noble goals and aspirations. I enjoin all Filipinos who also believe in our conviction that it is time for righteous governance, to pray for our beloved nation, and let our collective voices be heard loudly to every corridor of Malacanang.”

BRO. EDDIE LAUDS CBCP STAND AGAINST CORRUPTION, PROPOSES NATIONAL SUMMIT

Reacting to the recently declared position of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) headed by Archbishop Angel Lagdameo, seeking radical reforms against Graft and Corruption, Bishop “Bro. Eddie” Villanueva, Spiritual Director of the Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide, Chairman of the Philippines for Jesus Movement (PJM) and Bangon Pilipinas Party, lauded the courage and fortitude of the CBCP with its timely declaration.

“I echo the divinely inspired assessment of the CBCP that corruption in government is a ‘moral and social cancer’ that must not be treated with mere anesthesia or propaganda but must be completely and swiftly eradicated. All the studies and scientific findings by well-respected international bodies point to this one single reality which has made the Philippines amongst the poorest performing economies in Asia. To make matters worse, millions of our people in poverty have become pawns of corrupt politicians and an administration whose central focus in solving the ills of the nation is to attempt to perpetuate itself in power at the expense of the true will of the nation,” Bishop Eddie declared.

Asked to comment on the claim of Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) Chairman Emeritus Donald Dee that he “reprimanded” Archbishop Lagdameo for the CBCP statement, Bro. Eddie responded: “It amazes me that someone known to be beholden to the Arroyo administration, implicated in the NBN-ZTE scandal cover up, and whose tenure as PCCI head was characterized by a lack of independence from Malacanang, would even have the nerve to make this impudent claim against a respected archbishop. Rather than appearing to be proud of his disrespect, he should repent and seek forgiveness because such pride will most certainly have its consequences. As it is written in Proverbs 16:18: ‘Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.’”

Palace officials have been following a redundant script especially in the light of the recent impeachment complaint filed before Congress. To other issues plaguing the Arroyo Presidency, Bro. Eddie gave an uncompromising admonishment: “The problems of the nation were present well before this global financial crisis. The hopeless attempts of palace officials and even Donald Dee to use the worldwide recession as an excuse for their miserable failure demonstrate their faulty underestimation of the understanding and perception of the Filipino people. The crux of the matter is credibility and good governance. From ‘Hello Garci’, ZTE, Northrail, Fertilizer Scam, and many more issues pointing to rampant corruption – the Filipinos are at their saturation point and know that real reforms that will have lasting results must be radical and intense.”

The gravity of the situation prompted Bro. Eddie to propose a NATIONAL SUMMIT OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE. “I am making personal call to the leaders of the CBCP, Protestant, Evangelical, Muslim and other denominations so that we may sit down and come up with a common position and course of action because the time for apathy and complacency has gone. I believe that once all the facts and the truth are revealed we shall see a nation awakened in its national consciousness and the people will say ‘ENOUGH!’

Source: www.bangonpilipinas.net