Catholic Church officials revealed in a news article published on the official website of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) that they were reportedly unhappy with the depiction of the former DILG Secretary Mar Roxas as a “hero” during the onslaught of super typhoon Yolanda in Tacloban City.
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According to the article posted on CBCP’s online portal, an official of Caritas Philippines “lashed out at a comic book that portrayed presidential candidate Mar Roxas as a “hero” during the height of typhoon Yolanda.”
Fr. Edwin Garinguez, executive secretary of Caritas Philippines, called the campaign material “shameful and unacceptable propaganda.”
“In conscience, I need to belie this hypocritical claim of Mar Roxas claiming to be a hero in the emergency response,” Garinguez stated. He added further that “We need to bring truth and decency in our electoral process. A call that I dare to make to all candidates.”
Aside from Caritas Philippines, Fr. Jazz Siapco, director of Lipa Archdiocesan Social Action Center, also criticized the comic book as “misleading” and only meant to advance a political agenda.