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Liberal Party Senatorial candidate condemns the boycott of Wednesday’s Senate session by Senator Manny Villar and his allies.

“The Senate, as the highest policy-making body is not the venue to evade truth-seeking and truth-telling. Villar’s no-show in the final days of sessions for the 14^th Congress reflects a disrespect not only for his colleagues, but an arrogance of power and a flagrant disregard for basic democratic process,” ‘Teacher’ Neric Acosta says.

“Anyone aspiring for public office, let alone the presidency, should be held fully accountable for any hint of a betrayal of the public trust. He must be an example first and foremost of responsible citizenship and ethical leadership.”

Teachers should not be scapegoats.

Liberal Party Senatorial candidate, ‘Teacher’ Neric ACOSTA joins the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) in calling on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to provide on-site training in the use of automated counting machines to teachers serving in the upcoming presidential elections.

“The COMELEC has been scaring us with threats of cell phone jammers and other means of fraud in the elections. But at the same time, they have been neglecting the important task of preparing the front liners in the precincts for election day,” 'Teacher' Neric Acosta says.

“Teachers are doing something heroic by working for free and fair elections. COMELEC should prepare the teachers and protect them lest the teachers become scapegoats in case anything goes wrong,” ‘Teacher' Neric Acosta stresses.

Liberal Party Senatorial candidate, 'Teacher' Neric Acosta expresses his full support for the Education Nation and the concerted efforts of the Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) to forward education as the key issue of the 2010 elections. He states that: "the 10 'doable things' for education provides a clear roadmap how to reform the education system."

"As legislator for three-consecutive terms and as a teacher, I signify my keen interest in helping champion this 10-point agenda. Essentially, most of these points -- empowering teachers, increasing the education budget up to 5 percent of GNP, ensuring universal access to education, and maximizing alternative learning -- are already included in my platform as senatorial candidate of the Liberal Party."

'Teacher' Neric Acosta also emphasizes that "it is indeed deplorable that Philippine education indicators are below those of countries like Zambia and Tanzania. There is every need for leaders of this country to embrace the challenges of addressing the dismal deterioration of our education system, and for all stakeholders to work together to salvage the country's very future."