Ang pagboto ay hindi lamang isang karapatan bagkus isa ring obligasyon at responsibilidad.

· Ang kakayahan bumoto ay isang karapatan ng bawat mamayang pilipino na piliin ang leader na kanilang nais. Isa itong karapatan na walang sino man ang dapat kumuha o mang-abuso rito. Subalit ang pagboto ito man ay ating obligasyon at karapatan, ito rin ay isa sa ating pinakamalaking responsibilidad bilang isang Pilipino. Nasa ating mga kamay ang kinabukasan ng ating bansa sapagkat nasa ating mga palad ang kapangyarihan na mag-luklok sa lider na ating tinatamasa. Pero sa desisyon na ating gagawin sa pagpili ng ating mga susunod na mga mamumuno. Marapat nating isaisip at pagpilian ng mabuti ang ating iboboto. Ito bang kandidatong ito ay tapat sa kanyang salita magpakailanman? Ito bang kandidatong ito ay may prinsipyo at may takot sa Diyos? At ito bang kandidatong ito ay magiging tapat at inaangat ang lahat kapag siya ay naluklok? Maging mausisa sa pagpili ng mga susunod ng lider ng bayan sapagkat kung ano man ang kanilang mga gagawin at desisyon para sa kinabukasan. Siguradong sigurado na damay damay tayong lahat. Tulad ng pag-iisang dibdib ng dalawang umiirog, ang pagboto ay isang paninindigan para sa matagal na panahon ng serbisyo sa hirap man o ginhawa tayo ay nandirito. Maging matalinong botante aking kababayan, huwag ka maging isang inutil na huwad, huwag magpaloko at maging matalino, bumoto ka ng tapat sa puso mo.

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