Nagpahayag ng kaniyang 'personal statement' si Partido Lakas ng Masa vice presidential candidate Walden Bello kay presidential candidate Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos, Jr., na nangunguna sa presidential race ayon sa partial and unofficial results ng naganap na halalan noong Mayo 9, 2022.
Pinamagatan niya itong "FUCK YOU, MARCOS. THE BATTLE HAS JUST BEGUN, a personal statement, May 10, 2022
By Walden Bello, former candidate for vice president."
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"When Leody and I embarked on our electoral quest, we had two objectives: 1) to win the election, and 2) to begin the process of popularizing the vision and program of democratic socialism. While we did not win the election, we succeeded beyond our early expectations in attracting thousands to our socialist agenda."
"Though they may not have voted for us, our campaign platform—consisting of, among others, a 750 peso minimum wage, the abolition of contractualization and manpower agencies, a wealth tax on the richest Filipinos, the repeal of the Rice Tariffication Act, a guaranteed income for all Filipinos, and the legalization of divorce and marriage equality-- resonated with millions of people. People often told us that while they might not, for various reasons, vote for us this time around, they felt Leody and I were the only ones who carried a real program for real change."
"Thus the task for the coming period is not only to preserve our democratic rights from their being eroded under the rule of the Marcos-Duterte axis of evil. It is also to expand the mass base for a democratic socialist future for our country.
The country faces six years of instability under the coming regime. Being an alliance of convenience, the Marcos-Duterte dynastic duo will be lucky to survive one year before it is undone by the inevitable infighting over the spoils of office. A large sector of the population will refuse to grant legitimacy and credibility to the rule of a family of thieves."
"The government bureaucracy is likely to be split, as will the military. An electoral base built on the illusion of Marcos delivering on his promising everything under the sun will soon generate disappointment and, after that, rage. Those in opposition to the coming regime can count on me being part of it."
"During the campaign, Leody and I carried out the most militant opposition to the axis of evil and I intend to continue that in the coming period. But more important, I will work with others to lay a really wide and deep mass base for democratic socialism. For, contrary to the gloating of our stupid reactionary elites, these assholes have overreached and created the conditions for the inevitable coming together of our people around a program of justice, equality, and true democracy."
"Someone said don’t let turbulent conditions faze you, for in reality, “the conditions under heaven are excellent.” I fully agree. Comrades and friends, don’t mourn, organize."
Si Bello ay kritiko nina BBM at running mate nitong si Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte.
Wala pang tugon, reaksyon, o pahayag ang kampo ni BBM tungkol dito.
