Martial law survivors campaign against Marcos-Duterte in 2022

Martial law survivors campaign against Marcos-Duterte in 2022

“This tandem will have disastrous impacts on our democracy and our quality of life as Filipinos, considering their bloody, corrupt, and anti-people records.”

By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Bulatlat.com

MANILA – #NoDuterteMarcos2022.

This is the call of the activists who fought the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos.

“For the past few months, we have seen the visible machinations of the Marcoses and the Dutertes, along with their rah-rah men gearing for their perpetuation in power through bids in the 2022 national elections,” said Prof. Judy Taguiwalo, former welfare secretary and convenor of Campaign Against the Return of the Marcoses and Martial Law (CARMMA).

In a virtual press conference on Saturday, Sept. 11, survivors expressed their alarm and dismay at the prospect of a Duterte-Marcos tandem in the coming elections after President Duterte accepted the nomination of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan for a vice presidential run in the May 2022 national elections.

Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. also confirmed his plans to run as president in next year’s elections.

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