KIKO CALLS ON REFORM GROUPS, RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, OFW GRPS, AND YOUTH: LET'S BUILD A 2010 COALITION FOR CHANGE

Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan today calls upon all groups and individuals desirous of an alternative to "trapo" politics to come together and unite behind a common agenda for genuine change.

"From my visits in various parts of the country, I can sense a brewing upheaval, a massive outpouring of people in their millions geared towards the 2010 elections. People want regime change and want to do it through our electoral process. The urgency of building a national consensus for genuine change cannot be underscored."

Pangilinan, who visited various parts of the country, as well as Hongkong, for the Register and Vote campaign, urges like-minded groups and individuals to meet the needs and challenges the country faces in the coming years.

"We urge civic groups such as Kaya Natin, Aksyon Demokratiko, Kapatiran party, Movement for Good Governance, Akbayan, Bayan, Muna, Pagasa and Bangon Pilipinas, as well as religious groups such as the INK, the AMRSP, the El Shaddai, and the CBCP among others to come together and unite for the sake of genuine change."

"Our country is in a mess. We need to do our share and help free our nation from decades of failed leadership. We are headed towards greater political disasters unless something is done to help change the course of our nation. Faced with these challenges, do we simply watch and wait? Do we throw our hands up in surrender? Do we just stand idly by? Do we stare at the mess and do nothing? No! We fight! We struggle mightily against the old bankrupt order and this is how we will defeat it and help usher in real change for our nation, for our children. Let us help build a national coalition for change!"