Bagong Kongreso, tiwala ng publiko ang kailangan

ITO ang pahayag ni House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III sa isinagawang misa sa House of Representatives nitong Lunes kung saan nanawagan siya ng “moral recovery” sa mga mambabatas upang maibalik ang tiwala ng publiko sa Kongreso.

 “I have said this before and I will continue to say it: a truly Bagong Kongreso must begin with moral recovery. Our standard cannot simply be how many laws we pass, but whether we become better public servants and restore our people’s faith in this institution,” sinabi ni Dy. 

“And if we stand together with faith in God, faith in one another, and faith in the Filipino people, I believe we can build a Congress worthy of their trust: A Congress that knows how to listen. A Congress that serves. A Congress that does what is right. A Congress that puts the Filipino people first,” dagdag ng kongresista.

Aniya, ang maging mambabatas ay hindi lamang karunungan kung papaano gumawa ng batas. “It is about knowing what is right and having the courage to do it—choosing integrity over convenience and the common good over personal interest.”

Tinukoy ni Dy ang mga pagkakataon na ang tamang desisyon ay hindi ibig sabihin na ito madali. Ang mga naging desisyon ng mga mambabatas sa Kongreso ay nakakaapekto sa buhay ng milyong Pilipino kaya ang usapan ng integridad at accountability ay kaakibat sa kanilang responsibilidad. 

 “There will be moments of noise, disagreement, and uncertainty. In those cases, we will need something greater than political judgment. We will need our conscience. We will need collective courage. And we will need prayers,” sabi ni Dy. 

(VINA de GUZMAN)