So much has been said about the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. And it's a good thing that all seven candidates who attended the FOCAP forum in Mandarin Oriental, Makati City, voiced their opposition to reviving the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant.
The Philippines as a nuclear power generator? You've gotta be kidding us. Even Grade 3 students know that the country is sitting on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, the most seismically and volcanically active portion of the earth. Place a nuclear power plant in any of the countries located on the Ring of Fire and that country's sure to be obliterated from the face of the earth.
Teodoro even noted the age of the structure and said that an old structure is "not worth throwing good money [at]." Perlas, as a former technical consultant to the Senate Ad Hoc committee on the BNPP, cited previous studies that state that the plant has defects.
Gordon and Villanueva were not against the use of nuclear power in the country but opposed reviving the power plant because "it is decrepit" and it has "inherent defects". Madrigal said that reviving the plant is like "paying homage to Marcos' folly."
Aquino and Delos Reyes did not elaborate on their positions.
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Support of religious groups has been seen as a powerful factor in an election outcome. No wonder so many politicians are starting to court religious leaders.
Villar and his running mate Loren Legarda attended a special celebration of the El Shaddai Hong Kong Chapter, escorted by none other than Mike Velarde. (wait, are running people allowed to leave the country? just a curious inquiry, though). He previously met with Kingdom of Jesus Christ Organization leader Apollo Quiboloy. Estrada, Teodoro, and Villanueva, also met with Quiboloy.
Velarde and Quiboloy, however, haven't revealed who their picks are.
These two religious groups, together with Iglesia ni Cristo, reportedly practices bloc voting which could sway results.
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