Bello: united front of political elites undermines real democracy ThisIsOurMindanao
DAVAO CITY – Vice presidential candidate Walden Bello, a staunch critic of the Duterte administration, said the united front of political elites undermines “real democracy” in the country and should be dismantled.
Professor and former Akbayan Party list Representative Walden Bello at the Candid Dates online forum on March 25, 2022. He vowed to promote the interests of the people and bring in mechanisms of empowerment, saying there are provisions under the Local Government Code of 1991 that have not been acted upon because of the refusal of local elites to really empower people.”
“This is why, we’re seeing a great deal of caution and opposition by local elites and national elites dismissing as communist, terrorists — all the things you’ve been hearing for years, concentrated on Leody and myself,” he said.
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