(Mount Apo in Mindanao)
Newly sworn Senator Aquilino Martin "Koko" Pimentel III promised to prioritize Mindanao during the remainder of his term.
I quote him: "I request for the understanding of the brothers and sisters in Visayas, Metro Manila, and Luzon, if I prioritize mindanao in my time and my resources under my office", Pimentel said several days ago at the Provincial Capitol Gym in Mati City, Davao Oriental.
The new senator chose the city because of the overwhelming number of votes he got there.
"Let us give Mindanao a chance!" Hopefully these are not empty words again by a politician. Pimentel stressed also that he has received a sworn affidavit from Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Zaldy Ampatuan that he will use a basis in filing cases against those who comitted electoral fraud in Maguindanao.
