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Is Your Bet Obet?
By Georgia

Roberto "Obet" Pagdanganan is at it again, but this time running for "reelection". According to him, he was cheated in the last senatorial election and that was why he wasn't able to get a seat in the Senate. This time, he's hoping it doesn't happen again, and is now a member of the People Power Coalition.

What major issues do you raise in your platform?
Four Pillars for Sustained Socio-Economic Progress

• Development of Cooperatives and SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises)
• Genuine Local Autonomy
• Quality Education for all
• Good Governance




With your experience in politics, what did you learn that you would like to change in our country?
We must hasten countryside development even while ensuring delivery of basic services and economic opportunities in urban centers. There are 61 times more people who live per unit area in Metro Manila or in urban centers than in rural areas. This must be corrected.

Why did you decide to run for the Senate?
I want to pursue reforms I stated earlier and I want to be an instrument in building a country we can all be proud of.

Is being a member of a political party a big deal?
Being member of a political party doesn't mean much in the present context of Philippine politics. What we need is to strengthen political parties in the Philippines by bringing back to electoral inspectors and providing subsidies to the top 2 or 3 political parties on the basis of ideology, programs of government, organization and popular votes obtained in previous elections. This will result in improvements in the quality of candidates.

Why should we vote for you?
I have a comprehensive appreciation and understanding of the needs of simple people having come from this sector, being the son of a farmer-carpenter and a market vendor; of the business sector since I have been a business executive for 18 years and an entrepreneur myself. And for my platform

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