December 7, 2009

Dear Fellow Filipinos,

Our country is God’s gift to you and me. There’s no other place more precious to us than our land. Our spirits and dreams are rooted in its soil. What has happened to this gift of our Creator? Our nation has been debased and abused for so long, both by colonizers and home-grown tyrants; by self-serving leaders and an indifferent people. Yet, we have withstood the ravages of corruption and prolonged neglect. Our country is resilient and so are we.

But our country is at the verge of collapse. Filipinos are scattered throughout the world in search of hope; we are restless, afraid and hopeless here in our homeland. Unless we act now, we may never see the sunrise of our dreams for a better Philippines.

God mandates us to come to our nation’s rescue. Love of God is love of country and love of country is love of its Giver. Your duty is to choose the right leaders. Mine is to offer myself.

I am offering my experiences, my skills and my passion to serve. This is made possible with the registration of AKP “Ang Kapatiran Party”—the only platform-based political party which is founded on the values of our faith as believers in an Eternal Supreme Being. These founding principles are: Options for the Poor and the Vulnerable; Right to Life and Dignity of the Human Person; Dignity of Work and Rights of Workers; Care for God’s Creation; Peace, Active Nonviolence and Progressive Disarmament; among others

Running for the Senate is my answer to the call of duty to God and country. Given a chance I will be grateful to serve our nation. With your help and with God’s blessings, I will craft laws that will truly serve the people’s interest.

We need laws that are not only fair but also suffer no loopholes that could be exploited by scheming minds for their unjust ends. Human society needs human laws that are extensions of the Divine. We need laws that can guide us in building a community of justice, peace and progress for the good of all.

Let us work together to redeem our land. Resurrect our country’s damaged institutions, decaying culture, and vanishing dreams. With a sense of pride and national dignity and under the direction of the Supreme Leader of all nations, let us save and nurture our country. With God in our midst, how can we fail?

Yours sincerely,
Atty. Grace Riñoza-Plazo
http://philandreform.forumer.com
http://divinamia.blogspot.com/