- Atty. Angelo de Alban held a meet-and-greet.
- De Alban would want to reevaluate the TRAIN Law.
- He explained why he chose to run independently.
Advocate, lawyer and educator Angelo de Alban held a meet-and-greet at the Chang Ai Express on October 30, Tuesday. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) recently cited the lawyer as a “nuisance candidate,” petitioning for his disqualification. Atty. Angelo expressed his dismay at the disqualification case.
Meet-and-greet.
Atty. Angelo faced media, press and bloggers during the said meet-and-greet. He answered questions from bloggers and media where he enumerated the platforms and advocacies he works on and will continue to exert effort on. Atty. Angelo wants to oversee the enhancement of laws regarding special education, persons with disabilities and senior citizens in need of assisted living.
Re-evaluating TRAIN Law.
De Alban expressed how much he would want to re-evaluate the TRAIN Law. He noted how much this law affected the food we buy, water we use and electricity we pay for.
“Kaya ako, isa sa mga immediate concern ko is ‘yung mareevaluate ‘yung TRAIN Law. Kasi ‘yung mga katulad ko, katulad natin dito… nagdedepende tayo sa mga kinikita natin sa pang-araw-araw at ang mga investments… Naaapektuhan tayo, eh. Sa pagkain… sa tubig, sa kuryente, lahat ‘yan apektado, sa petrolyo. So, kailangan ng tao na kahit papano may lakas ng loob na magsabi na, ‘Ang isa sa plataporma ko ay ‘yung reevaluation ng TRAIN Law.'”
Running independently.
Atty. Angelo detailed that criticizing the laws is the main reason why he chose to run for Senator independently.
“Wala man lang sa kanilang nagsasabi kahit isa. Bakit? Kasi ‘yung iba, nasa administration. So, pag nasa admin party ka, ‘di ka pupwedeng tumuligsa, hindi ka puwedeng mag-criticize ng government projects which is TRAIN Law. ‘Pag nasa opposition ka naman, sasabihin nila, ‘Ay, dilawan ‘yan.’ Kaya ako, I want to maintain my independence by running independently. So, I can actually criticize and at the same time collaborate with the administration and the opposition.”
Although he has no political experience, he has been a lawyer for other politicians. He shared that his grandfather used to be a mayor in their town in Isabela City. De Ablan’s relatives hold positions in local politics as councilors and barangay captains.
