MONTHS AWAY FROM the start of the mid-term elections campaign, the Zamboanga City Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation president Cary John Pioc has broken his promises to stay apolitical after he was spotted with the group of traditional politician, Rep. Celso Lobregat, during his filing of candidacy for the May 2019 elections.
Lobregat filed his certificate of candidacy along with other politicians and one of them was Pioc, who even raised his arms side by side with the rest of the group.
Pioc, in his inaugural speech at the City Council in July after being elected sa SK Federation president, said: “My vote will be in favor of the betterment of our city. I will never make decisions that will not benefit the majority,” Pioc declared, as he vowed to shy away from politics. My vote will not represent any political party, color or symbol. I will stand for what is right and just,” he said.
As SK Federation president, the 20-year old Pioc represents the youth sector at the City Council and he even promised to craft ordinances, policies and resolutions that will address the needs of the local youth sector, according to the report by the Philippine News Agency.
And in the June 19 news article on Daily Zamboanga Times, Pioc also ensured the benefit of the youth is always protected as he vowed “not to follow a color coding scheme at the City Council which divides councilors into the majority and the minority.”
He was referring to the allies of Climaco and Lobregat. “Hinde kita mira cosa color coding mira yo si cosa debe para na maga jovenes, y cosa debe para na ciudad de Zamboanga,” Pioc was quoted as saying, but his true color was revealed when he sided with Lobregat and virtually campaigned for the group of the traditional politician.
There was no immediate statement from Pioc on his actions and how he broke his promise to stay apolitical. Pioc only won by 74 votes from his closest rival, according to reports. (With a report from the Mindanao Examiner)
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