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Make Government Work for the Benefit of the Filipino People
Statement of Support for the Candidacy of Noynoy Aquinoby
Scholars and Mentors of
Political Science and Allied Disciplines
Our government has been broken by corruption. We need to fix it.
We need to make our government truly work for the benefit of the
Filipino people.
As scholars and mentors in the field of political science and
its allieddisciplines (public administration, international
relations, and development studies), we believe that politics is a
fundamentally positive human activity; andthat political power, in
the final analysis, should be wielded in pursuit of thecommon good.
To this end, we also believe that we all should make ourgovernment,
upon which most citizens entrust their welfare and survival,
behavetruly as servants of the people rather than their
masters.
We have been hoping for the realization of what we have been
advocatingall these yearsa government of moral and decent leaders
who are committedto democracy and who give priority to the
development of our country over theirown interests.
The sufferings of our people have been perpetuated by
widespreadofficial corruption and patronage. Unequal justice has
been exacerbated by theculture of impunity and the corruption of
basic institutions of democracy.
We stand behind Senator Benigno Simeon Noynoy Aquino III as
thepresidential candidate worthy of our trust and support because
the road towards
ending corruption begins with restoring trust, repairing
institutions, and establishing a government of integrity,
transparency and accountability.
Restoring trust in governance entails ethical leadership that
fostersintegrity, authenticity, credibility, honesty, loyalty, and
the ultimate ethical value,justice. In his private and public life,
Noynoy Aquino has honored the valuesinstilled by his parents and
the legacy of people power that has shaped hisplatform of
government, which is his Social Contract with the Filipino
people.
We, scholars and mentors in the field of political science and
its allieddisciplines, believe in the competence and leadership of
Noynoy Aquino to makegovernment work for the majority, not for a
few vested interests; to make it
honest but not ineffective; and, to make it stronger and just.We
call upon our people to unite behind Senator Benigno Simeon
Noynoy Aquino III and help him make our government work for the
benefit of the Filipino people.
18 April 2010
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Convenors:
Wilfrido Villacorta PhDProfessor EmeritusDe La Salle
University
Joel Rocamora PhDSenior FellowInstitute for Popular
Democracy
Julio Teehankee PhDChair, International Studies Department De La
Salle University
List of scholars and mentors in the fields of Political Science,
Public Administration, and allied disciplineswho support this
statement:
1. Francisco Magno PhD2. Jorge Tigno DPA3. Ruth Lusterio Rico
PhD4. Segundo Romero PhD5. Rizal Buendia PhD6. Jennifer Santiago
Oreta PhD7. Charmaine Misalucha PhD8. Melissa Jaime Lao9. Nelson
Cainghog10. Karina Bolasco11. Allen Surla
12. Rosa Babel Calilung-Teehankee13. Jose Ma. Arcadio
Malbarosa
14. Claire Berja15. Monica Ang16. Louie Montemar17. Gladstone
Cuarteros18. Jet Olfato19. Raymund John Rosuelo20. Ron Vilog21.
Joseph Reyes22. Pauleen Gorospe23. Yves Bugarin24. Ian Jason
Hecita25. Mina Yu Untalan26. Christian Berrey27. Feliece Yeban28.
Margery Bautista29. Noreen Carada30. JM Eneria31. Dustin
Regalado
