We Cannot Allow Gov. Ed Panlilio to Fail! Join the Petition Against his Recall!

Dear Fellow Filipinos,


Good day to all of you! :)

Last week, an initiative to recall Gov. Eddie Panlilio of Pampanga was started by people closely affiliated with Lilia Pineda, the gubernatorial candidate that Gov. Panlilio defeated and wife of alleged jueteng lord Bong Pineda. Their main aim is to be able to gather at least 100,000 signatures from registered voters in Pampanga so that they can remove Gov. Panlilio from his position through a recall election before 2010. If you will recall, just last month, Gov. Panlilio courageously filed plunder charges against Bong Pineda for his alleged involvement in jueteng operations and payoffs in Pampanga.
If they succeed in doing this, we can expect that Pampanga will once again go back to the dark ages of patronage politics that has led to the propagation of graft and corruption and illegal gambling activities. More importantly, this will be a huge step backward for our country as a whole since all of us were witnesses to how people power prevailed over traditional politicians in Pampanga during the last May 2007 elections.
We cannot just sit back, relax and allow a good and upright Filipino leader to fail. We cannot allow evil to ultimately prevail. We cannot allow Gov. Eddie Panlilio to be recalled. We cannot allow politicians with vested interests to once again rule in Pampanga. Gov. Panlilio needs us now! Support Gov. Panlilio and Good Governance in Pampanga by signing up at: http://www.ipetitions.com/ petition/supportgovpanlilio/
Please forward this email to all your friends who believe in fighting for Good Governance in our country and who want to join us in supporting well-meaning Filipino Leaders!
Below is the formal statement of Kaya Natin! on the Recall Movement of Gov. Panlilio. If you would like to join Kaya Natin! Please feel free to get in touch with us at (02) 426-5657 or you can send an email to us at kayanatin@yahoo.com

Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
Harvey S. Keh


Kaya Natin! Statement on the Recall Movement of Gov. Eddie Panlilio (Pampanga)

We, the founding members of Kaya Natin! A Movement for Genuine Change and Ethical Leadership strongly oppose the move to recall Governor Eddie Panlilio of Pampanga. We believe that this attempt to recall him is politically motivated and would only serve to benefit the vested interests of a few politicians in Pampanga. While we are aware that there are escalating problems in Pampanga such as the continuing conflict between Gov. Panlilio and the Provincial Board, the unresolved issue on the striking BALAS Quarry Workers and the calls for the resignation of the current Provincial Administrator, among others, we believe that a genuine effort to resolve them will be more beneficial to the Kapampangans than a political exercise the will further polarize and divide the community. We also recognize that there are members of the civil society, church groups, business organizations and supporters of Gov. Panlilio that have expressed disappointment with his performance during the past year. Thus, while we continue to support Gov. Panlilio's crusade to promote good governance in his province, we also believe that he should listen to the voices of these groups and work at immediately addressing and resolving these growing concerns in order for him to become a more effective governor. As current local government leaders, we believe that all these issues arise as a result of the changes and reforms being implemented in the province. Reforms do not come easy. It requires continuing engagements between the provincial leadership and the other stakeholders in the locality. We do believe that given time, Governor Panlilio's initiatives will ultimately result to better delivery of basic services to his constituents. In light of all these, we urge the people of Pampanga not to support the recall initiative. We ask the Kapampangans to give Governor Panlilio a chance to fully serve his term and continue the reforms that he has began. Moreover, we ask all Kapampangans to be patient with Governor Panlilio because we believe that despite the current situation, he is at the moment still the best person who can govern the province in an effective and ethical manner. Should there be a need, the members of Kaya Natin are willing to help organize and/or facilitate a dialogue between Governor Panlilio and disgruntled members of the civil society, business groups, people's organizations and his former supporters in Pampanga. Finally, we sincerely hope that this movement to recall Gov. Panlilio will be put to rest at the soonest possible time so that we can unite towards working for a better Pampanga and ultimately, a better Philippines.

Signed:


(Sgd.) HON. GRACE PADACA (Sgd.) HON. JESSE ROBREDO
Governor Mayor
Isabela Naga City


(Sgd.) HON. TEDDY BAGUILAT, JR. (Sgd.) HON. SONIA LORENZO
Governor Mayor
Ifugao San Isidro, Nueva Ecija