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Loren to go for ‘slow but sure ascent to victory’
February 2, 2010 9:00 AM
With the latest Social Weather Stations survey showing her garnering 28 percent as against the 49 percent of her closest rival in the vice presidential race, Sen. Mar Roxas of the Liberal Party, Senator Loren Legarda today said she remains confident that she would ultimately prevail in the May elections.
“The official campaign has not started and survey results vary. With the election several months away, it’s really too early to tell what the people want or to predict what would be the final outcome of the voting, Loren said.
“Surveys are good benchmarks of the public’s pulse and so these are expected to change from period to period. The real test is on Election Day itself,” Loren said.
“I am confident that the figures will change eventually as we near the finish line. I believe in a slow but sure ascent toward victory,” Loren said.
“When reckoning time comes, I am confident that the Filipino voters will give me a clear mandate,” Loren said.
“I am not worried at all despite the lead of my closest rival. I will work even harder in the coming weeks to reach out to more people and convince them that my green platform is what this country needs,” Loren said.
“I am focusing on a humanitarian campaign and I believe through this I will be able to communicate to the public the kind of governance I truly advocate,” Loren explained.
“What is more important, as I see it, is to be able to educate our people on the issues that really matter—good governance, environmental protection, sustainable development, peace, womens’ rights—so that they take their future in their own hands,” Loren said.
What she would be doing in the next three months, Loren said, is to go to the regions and listen to the people on how they view our problems as a nation and how they may help in solving these problems. “A good leader must be able to synthesize the views and opinions of the masses so that in the end, they feel they are an important part of the decision-making process. This is real people’s empowerment,” Loren said.
At the same time, Loren said she would pursue services delivery to the grassroots in the form of job fairs, medical and dental missions, tree planting and other activities, all of which should give her more public exposure and attract more supporters to her side in the weeks ahead.
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