MANILA, Philippines - President Benigno Aquino III has likened an acquittal of Chief Justice Renato Corona to a "delubyo," which means disaster or catastrophe.
At the annual summit of the Kristyanong Kabataan Para sa Bayan (KKB) movement - which the President attended for the first time since 2004, Aquino said while he would like to spend the whole day with the youth participants, he would have to return to Malacañang to monitor the last day of the impeachment trial.
"We need to watch something this afternoon. If we are absent, a miracle might happen," Aquino said on Tuesday.
"But with the help of your prayers, that will not happen," Aquino added.
But the President corrected himself, saying it would not be a miracle but a disaster or a catastrophe if the chief magistrate is acquitted.
Aquino also rallied the 15,000 youth members of KKB not to stray from the straight path.
The KKB movement is the youth arm of the Jesus Is Lord Movement, an independent born-again evangelical church in the country.
In his speech, Joel Villanueva, KKB chairman and director general of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, rallied the youth to vie for seats in the 2013 polls.
"Every election is important just like this 2013 polls where we hope to see more KKB members participating in the noble task of nation-building by seeking public office," Villanueva said.
"If we say dirty politics must change, then we ask, who is going to change that? We just can't pray and ask God to please clean this up. It is not just realistic. Young people should get involved and address this themselves," Villanueva added.
source: interaksyon.com
