Knights of Columbus sets ‘Know our Candidates’ forum

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By Reynaldo G. Navales

ANGELES CITY -- The Knight of Columbus (KofC) Holy Sepulcher Council Number 04278-S13 organized a candidates’ forum dubbed “Know Our Candidates Forum 2016” at the Holy Angel University (HAU) yesterday.

The KofC conducted the forum in partnership with the Commission on Elections (Comelec), academe and student organizations, business sector, civil society, mass media, religious organizations, and others.

The holding of the forum was aimed at drawing the commitments of candidates to a clean, peaceful and honest elections.

Aside from this, mayoralty and congressional candidates had a chance to impart their respective platforms of government to the electorate.

“The electorate [will be] guided on whom to vote,” Sir Knights Vernon Ocampo and Joseph Peterson Lao said.

The candidates also took a vow for competent, transparent, and accountable public governance once elected.

During the forum, the candidates were given three minutes each to deliver their respective platforms of governments.

They were also asked about their programs on health, education, employment, peace and order, infrastructure development, investment promotions and transparency in government.

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