People hungry for change – Alunan

Three days before the national elections, former Interior and Local Government secretary and now senatorial candidate Rafael Alunan III said the Filipino people is growing “hungry for change.” “They are looking for permanent relief from their miseries, because year after year, their hopes are raised but nothing happens,” he said during Manila Bulletin’s “Hot Seat,” a roundtable interview, yesterday. “When I talk to them and look into their eyes, some are already resigned while others are hopeful.” Alunan, who is running under the ticket of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, said that the presidential candidate is seen by the people as a symbol of “revolt” against all the lies, inaction, and failures they have endured during the past administrations. ALUNAN (Albert Garcia) FIVE-POINT AGENDA In the roundtable discussion, Alunan set out a five-point agenda should he win a Senate seat: Total national well-being and total quality of life; human and [...]