Open Letter Millions Can be Mobilized for Walang Corrupt Walang Mahirap Dear Mr. President-elect Noynoy Aquino: The Lord give you peace! I serve the town of Dingalan, Aurora which has 11,000 registered voters and through the PPCRV we monitored here widespread vote buying during the election. There are so many poor people here and the election was indeed a time to earn a little more to appease the hunger, to cure the sick and have some money for education. As if by miracle suddenly Dingalan became a first class municipality. Municipal and provincial candidates poured out cash, food, free rides, water hoses, bancas, improved roads, promised jobs enrolled in payrolls, scholarships. So many were paid and made to sign as as coordinators and pool watchers, etc. Heaven was promised to the poor for their votes. The prophet Amos would complain: “They bought the poor for a pair of sandals.” I found it disgusting how the poor lost their dignity being paid with P100, P150, P...