Testimonials

From Manny Villar: “Matagal ko nang naririnig at hinahangaan ang ginagawang pagtulong ni Susan Ople sa mga OFWs. Alam naman ng lahat na nag-umpisa ang overseas employment sa panahon ng kanyang dakilang ama na si Ka Blas. Tutulungan ng NP ang bunsong anak ni Ka Blas para maging tinig ng mga OFWs at mga manggagawa sa Senado,”
From former senator and now secretary general of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines Ernesto Herrera: “We at the TUCP fully support Ople’s bid. Every OFW owes Ka Blas a debt of gratitude for opening the doors to labor migration . . . It is but right that his daughter should now rise to the challenge of national leadership, as a vanguard of labor and OFWs.”
From detained Sen. Antonio Trillanes: “Though I am under detention, I have come to know Ople’s quiet and effective work in helping our OFWs including victims of human trafficking and illegal recruitment. I call on our countrymen and the members of ‘Samahang Mag-dalo Para sa Pagbabago’ to support her bid for the Senate.”
From Ricky Rivera, secretary general of the Young Officers’ Union: “The YOU supports the senatorial bid of the youngest daughter of Ka Blas. The commonality of our objectives in helping advance the rights of Filipino workers is the reason behind YOU’s endorsement of her candidacy.”
From Fred Rosario, my good friend and fellow columnist, a former DOLE chief publicist and long-time labor attaché: “Like her father, who is known for his erudition, Toots immersed herself in literature and cultivated the habit of reading and the discipline of thinking. Her integrity is beyond question and her passion for work, remarkable.”