Arroyo son donates P50,000 to buy new vehicles for bishops

Saturday, July 16, 2011
THE son of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who now represents security guards and tricycle drivers at the House of Representatives has donated cash to buy new vehicles for Catholic bishops.
Ang Galing Pinoy Representative Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo has donated P50,000 to a fund that was recently created after prelates returned the vehicles they received from a government sweepstakes agency under the Arroyo administration.
With the donation, the Coalition for Family and Life reported that the total amount it has raised has now reached P808,250, lawyer Romulo Macalintal, who belongs to the group, said.
Macalintal is also ex-President Arroyo’s election lawyer.
The group plans to raise P8.258 million, an amount that it expects will cover new vehicles for the bishops.
“Ang kailangan ay magsama-sama tayo para matulungan natin ang dapat tulungan at sa panahon na ito, ang dapat tulungan ay ang ating mga bishops para maibigay ang sasakyan sa kanila,” said Macalintal during the fund raising activity at the Plaza Miranda in Quiapo, Manila, Friday morning.
Aside from Arroyo, the other prominent donors were Senators Francis “Chiz” Escudero, who donated P100,000, and Vicente “Tito” Sotto, who gave P200,000.
Macalintal said they are happy with the outcome of their campaign since they also get support from the common people.
“Ako ay natutuwa dahil maganda ang response dito. Kahit tindera na kumikita ng P10 ay magbibigay at napaka-laking halaga sa amin ito… pasalamat kami sa lahat ng tumutulong, mayaman o mahirap,” Macalintal said.
Meanwhile, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), which is still reeling from criticism for accepting the vehicle donations, said it will study whether it will accept the vehicles or not.
“We don’t take it against them. We understand that they might also be sincere in their desire to help but learning from that sad experience, talagang pag-iisipan talagang maigi ng obispo kung sino man yung pagbibigyan ng sasakyan,” said CBCP Secretary General Msgr. Juanito Figura.
“Kung dun nila ibibigay (sa concerned bishops), then, depende na din yun sa individual bishops concerned… Kung i-consult ng individual bishops ang CBCP, then, the CBCP might be able to help in making a decision,” Figura added. (FP/Sunnex)

Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/local-news/2011/07/16/arroyo-son-donates-p50000-buy-new-vehicles-bishops-167156

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