SA kanyang pagbisita sa tanggapan ng Inquirer Bandera kamakailan, nagbigay ng kanyang mga posisyon si Senador Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel sa mga pinakamaiinit na isyu ng bayan.
At narito ang kanyang mga naging tugon sa mga tanong na ang ilan ay galing mismo sa mga reader ng Bandera.
Reproductive Healh Bill: I’m against. I can’t, in conscience, allow the expenditures — tax payers money or money raised from the people to the tune of P2.5 billion a year, na ipambibili lang ng condoms, injectibles, pills and IUDs. Doon ako sa isyu pa ng budget, not on the moral issue. Ayokong pasukan ‘yung moral or theological basis.
Freedom of Information Bill: Anything and everything which should promote transparency I would support. I will support anything which will inform the people.
K to 12 basic education: Diyan ako medyo undecided pa kasi initially sabi ko shouldn’t we first conduct a time and motion study of how we spend the current /years system in school. Baka it will be just a waste of time.Contractualization of workers: Ako, against. Theoretically I’m against contractualization. Sa probationary period, the standard is really subjective sa employer.
Legislatated wage: Sa tingin ko maganda na ang current system ngayon. Check na lang ang representation baka na- infiltrate na that a labor rep is not truly a labor rep kasi sometimes maganda ang batas, maganda ang mechanism pero sisirain na sa implementation parang partylist system na maganda ang concept pero sa ngayon (kung sinu-sino na ang pumapasok).
Divorce: Inspite of what happened to me I’m still not in favor of divorce. I’m playing with the idea kung merong Philippine-style na divorce. As of now I’m still against the American concept ng divorce.
Same sex marriage: Haaayy… hindi na tinatanong ‘yan. Saan ba galing ang mga ideas na ‘yan? It’s not against the law for them to be together, why extend the concept of marriage to them nasisira ang concept of marriage? If two (man) live together criminal ba ‘yon? Sa pagkakaalam ko hindi, let it be.
Anti-epal bill: Dapat wala, dapat simple words lang na built by the taxes of the people. Pag private money wala na tayong pakialam pero pag-DSWD goods, ingat siya ‘wag niyang gagawin yon.
Political Dynasty: Theoretically, maganda siya pero very very hard to implement or even to crop the law.
Mindanao: Neglected talaga siya. Taxation ang iniisip namin sa local govt code kasi Makati and businesses with plantation in Mindanao earned from plantation paid for the headquarters where they located. Income ninyo dito ninyo na-generate so anong balik sa amin sa Mindanao?
Mining: I’m leaning towards against it because maraming reklamo, like the care and concern of the mining company is not there kasi hit-and-run. No mining kung hindi natin maayos, huwag na muna kaysa sa ganya environmental degradation, neglected ang small scale mining.
Legalization ng Jueteng: Hindi ko maintindihan (sa Mindanao masiao) legalization of jueteng is just an academic discussion. Kunyari may law na tayo that jueteng is legal now, anong motivation nila to register and be legal ngayon nga hindi sila nahuhuli.
Tinanong din ng Bandera si Koko na isalarawan nito ang mga taong babanggitin namin at ito ang kanyang ibinigay na sagot.
GMA: A sad chapter in Philippine governance
Noynoy: Tuwid na lider
CJ Corona: Let him enjoy life in the private sector
Pacman: He still my champion
Erap: My idol and my well respected ninong, whatever happens…
Binay: My friend, my mentor, my idol, I hope the next president of the Philippines
Zubiri: My friend (in the Facebook context)
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