‘Raise election standards’ – educator, lay leader
LITERATURE Department head Dr. Joselito delos Reyes urged Thomasians to raise their standards in choosing who to vote in the upcoming midterm elections in a voter education forum held Tuesday.
Delos Reyes compared the stringent process of selecting professors to the lax selection of candidates.
“Halimbawa, kami dito sa UST, bago maging propesor, dapat mayroon kaming masters; dapat may maayos kaming moral fiber; dapat may NBI clearance kami na kami ay walang kasong kinakaharap, kung meron man ay dapat tapos na. Ang taas ng standard e, ‘di ba… pero bakit sa pulitiko ang baba ng standard natin?” he said.
Ricky Xavier, leader of a Christian political movement, stressed that voters should choose candidates for their integrity more than their credentials.
“Kailanga...