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In the second “Veritas Servant Leadership Halalan Forum 2016”, Atty. Christian Monsod, former Chairman of the Philippine Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and member of the 1986 Constitutional Commission and Archbishop Oscar Cruz, D.D., archbishop emeritus of Lingayen-Dagupan and former President of the CBCP both advised the electorates not to vote candidates with corruption and political dynasty issues, because they do not know how to empathize.
“Empathy without action is futility… it is hypocrisy,” Archbishop Oscar Cruz, D.D., said in an interview with Radio Veritas. The Archbishop said that a political leader who really empathizes with the people should not only express his empathy through words but through deeds.
“Alam niyo po, kung talagang ang isang namamahala sa ating lipunan o kaya sa ating gobyerno ay may empathy, hindi pwedeng daldal lang. Hindi pupwedeng puro tula lamang o kaya ay salita lang. Kelangan po kung talaga yun ay biktima, halimbawa, isang tsunami o isang bagyongmalakas, hindi puwedeng nakapamewang ka lang. Kapag totoo po ang pakikiisa ninyo ,imposibleng hindi kayo kumilos,” Archbishop Cruz explained.
He also expressed his disappointment with the campaigns of the candidates for the coming national elections on May.
“Lalo na po ngayong panahon ng halalan, marami kayong makikita na kandidato na nakiki-empathize pero ang totoo ay pinagbibili nila ang sarili nilang kandidatura, na sana sila ay iboto. Sa likod ng apparent empathy, ay merong interior motive. Hindi naman talaga nakiki-empathize, kundi kunwari nakikiisa para may makuha na sukli. Ito po ang talagang nakakahinayang na.” Archbishop Cruz stressed.
For his part, Atty. Christian Monsod suggested that radical change is what our society needs in the present and we can attain that change if we do not vote for the self-centered and apathetic candidates who have corruption and political dynasty issues.
“We have to start something today and we can start in the next elections. Umpisahan natin ang radical reform. Do not vote for any corrupt person,” Atty. Monsod said.
He also added that the radical change that we need means that we need new generation of leaders, who are empathetic and know how it is to be poor.
“Radical change means we need a new generation of leaders, who knows how it is to be poor … I don’t think na magkakaroon tayo ng radical change with our social order hangga’t ang ating leaders know how it is to be poor. “Atty. Munsod added.
Radio Veritas 846 will air the third Veritas Servant Leadership Halalan Forum 2016 on Monday, March 14, 2016. The panelists for the third forum include Col. Restituto Padilla, spokesperson of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Rev. Fr. Amado Picardal, Executive Secretary of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines – Episcopal Committee on Basic Ecclesial Communities. They will talk about the third quality of a servant leader which is Healing (HINIHILOM niya ang mga di pagkakaunawaan sa pamayanan sa pamamagitan ng pakikipagtulungan niya sa kanyang mga katunggali sa politika.)
The Veritas Servant Leadership Halalan Forum 2016 is a Radio Veritas special election forum series that will focus on the ten qualities of a servant leader that should be the gauge for the voters in choosing their candidates.
The ten qualities for a servant leader presented by Radio Veritas include listening, empathy, healing, awareness, persuasion, conceptualization, foresight, stewardship, commitment to the growth of the people, and building community.
Veritas Servant Leadership Halalan Forum 2016 can also be watched through live streaming at www.veritas846.ph and will have a delayed telecast at TV Maria aired at Dream Satellite’s Channel 12, Sky Cable’s Channel 160, and Global Destiny’s Channel 91.
Radio Veritas 846 is owned and operated by the Archdiocese of Manila. Established in 1969, the Ramon Magsaysay Award recipient Catholic radio station continues to be the leading social communications ministry for truth and evangelization in the country today.
