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PANDAN ANTIQUE FOUNDATION, INC.
Norman Lane
San Diego, California
USA
November 12, 2002
The Sanguniang Bayan
Municipality of Pandan
Antique, Philippines
Dear Honorable Members of the Sanguniang Bayan:
Pandan Antique Foundation, a support group of Pandananons all over the world,
joins the ranks of protesters who oppose the proposed NAPOCOR power plant in
Patria. We stand solid and firm in our stance against the NAPOCOR project
because we are convinced and threatened by the ill effects and the
irreparable damage the power plant will give to our kasimanwas and our
environment.
We think of Pandan and its barangays as our haven of safety, a place we go
back to for our nostalgic rejuvenation of values, traditions, relationships,
and spirit. It is our home, a place where we belong. It is our refuge and
reprieve from the harsh realities and demands of our rat-race world abroad.
Thus, our affinity to this special place invokes in us a sense of
responsibility and protectiveness towards it.
Pandan is your permanent residence and, as such, your responsibility to
preserve and protect it at all costs is your resolute obligation and
commitment, compounded by the fact that you have been bestowed its
stewardship as elected officials. By safeguarding our people and environment
from harm and destruction, you are performing your duty, and you are
returning as best you could the full measure of God's gifts and bounty to us.
Above all, you leave to your children a legacy of beauty, safety, and pride
of place.
Therefore, don't let NAPOCOR's plunder be your downfall and demise. NAPOCOR's
glitter of gold is a curse rather than a blessing. Be with us in our fight
against this impending destruction of lives and property. Don't forget our
past. Look at the present with an eye for the future so you will someday
avoid coming to terms with the agonizing finality of your loss if you allow
your integrity and loyalty to our kasimanwas crumble and disintegrate.
Say NO to NAPOCOR. We are all in this together because our roots bind us in
our commonality of origin, sentiments, and purpose. Let us put our trust in
you, and you in us. Let us draw strength from our solidarity and from each
other. Let us fight as one and claim our victory as one. With pride in our
hearts and with fervor in the very depths of our being, shout alongside with
us our reverberating chant: "MABUHAY ANG PANDAN, BANWA KO, PALANGA KO.
May righteousness reign supreme.
Very truly yours,
(SGD.) CESAR D. CANDARI, M.D.
Chairman of the Board
PANDAN ANTIQUE FOUNDATION
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