Leody de Guzman 2022 presidential campaign

The 2022 presidential campaign of Leody de Guzman was announced on September 28, 2021.[1][2][3]

Leody de Guzman 2022 presidential campaign
Campaigned for2022 Philippine presidential election
CandidateLeody de Guzman
Walden Bello
Akbayan partylist representative
(2007 –2015)
AffiliationPartido Lakas ng Masa
StatusOfficial launch: September 28, 2021
SloganManggagawa Naman! (lit. Workers' turn!)

Background

Leody de Guzman is a labor leader who launched his presidential campaign under the socialist Partido Lakas ng Masa.[4]

He is running under a platform focused on labor issues such as endo contractualization, workers' wages, health care worker benefits, and farmers and fishers' livelihood. He also vowed to reverse President Rodrigo Duterte's policies. De Guzman said he would downscale the administration Build! Build! Build! program and minimize the national government's loans. He would also repeal the TRAIN, CREATE taxation laws as well as the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020. He also said that he would lobby for the reinstatement of ABS-CBN's franchise and release Senator Leila de Lima from detention[5]

Former House of Representatives member Walden Bello for the Akbayan partylist is de Guzman's candidate for vice president. Originally it was Raquel Castillo, until Bello substituted his candidacy on October 20, 2021.[6]

Senatorial slate

The following people are part of their slate:[7][8]

References
  1. "Labor leader Leody de Guzman formalizes candidacy for president". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  2. "Labor leader Ka Leody to run for president in 2022". BusinessWorld. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  3. "Ka Leody De Guzman accepts nomination for president in 2022 from labor groups". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  4. "Ka Leody says he could have dropped presidential run had he aligned with Robredo during unity talks". CNN Philippines. October 18, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  5. "ALAMIN: Mga plataporma ni 'Ka Leody' 'pag naging pangulo" [Know:Platforms of 'Ka Leody' if he becomes president]. ABS-CBN News (in Filipino). October 29, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  6. Villaruel, Jauhn Etienne (October 20, 2021). "Walden Bello is new VP running mate of Ka Leody". ABS-CBN News.
  7. "Socialist presidential aspirant Leody de Guzman bares senatorial line up". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  8. "Colmenares welcomes inclusion in Pacquiao, De Guzman's Senate slate". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
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