VP Leni Robredo’s final decision may have come late in the day, yet it can be a game-changer in a tightly contested presidential race. Leni may also have failed to assemble the broadest opposition to the Duterte-Marcos camp, yet she surely has earned more allies at the grassroots who come to know her better as a firm, agenda-based leader compared with those whose political train of thought is win first, lead later.
Our labor agenda does not end with Leni, but a Robredo presidency, based on her earlier commitments, opens new opportunities for workers’ continuing struggle for democracy. For now, we hold the common view that ending the bloody Duterte regime and preventing the return of the plundering Marcoses need collective effort. Yet organizing electoral resistance against authoritarianism also necessitates a platform that embodies the collective aspirations of the basic sectors, including the working class.
07 October 2021
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