Ex-priests join should seek public office
Posted on August 25, 2006 - Filed Under Punch Forum |
Van S. de Leon
25 August 2006
Dear Mr. Jeremias Andrade Carrera,What you said here about Dagupan City flooding and all that goes along with it are happening all over the Philippines. News reports are full of it. Your message is an eye opener for the youngsters. For the old ones, it is same old story. We need messages like these so that someday, somebody will stand up against all odds like Ermin Garcia Sr.
Archbishop Cruz of Dagupan City is an icon of press freedom in action on the same footing as Ermin Garcia Sr. I would like to see those Catholic Priests who left priesthood run for Mayor or Governor or President in the Philippines. It may bring the change we want. On the other hand there are those silent few, who are like Archbishop Oscar Cruz and Ermin Garcia Sr., who are not in the limelight.
Your message is not abuse of press freedom-of course not, Mr. Carrera, continue posting messages. This punch forum is an interactive form of journalism. Reading messages is educational and motivating for me and I am sure for the rest of the readers, too, especially those who are directly touched by the messages.
Thank you again, Sunday Punch.
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