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PLM tandem: Sereno, Taguiwalo would be part of Cabinet if we win

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Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA—Leody De Guzman and Walden Bello, Partido Lakas ng Masa&#x27;s presidential and vice-presidential bets, on Sunday said a majority of their cabinet will be composed of women and members of the LGBT community if elected in the 2022 elections. </p><p>Included on the list are former chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno and former social welfare secretary Judy Taguiwalo.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Partido Lakas ng Masa tandem <a href="https://twitter.com/LeodyManggagawa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LeodyManggagawa</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/WaldenBello?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WaldenBello</a> say the majority of their cabinet would include women and members of the LGBT community to address the concerns of the sector. | <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ABSCBNNews</a></p>— Josiah Antonio (@josiahvantonio) <a href="https://twitter.com/josiahvantonio/status/1457557781901299722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The labor leader said having women and members of the LGBT sector would prioritize their concerns, including same-sex marriage.</p><p>“Tayo po ang mangunguna sa ating rehiyon na may hindi lamang pinakamarami, kundi mahigit sa kalahati ng ating gabinete ay magmumula sa hanay ng kababaihan at LGBTQIA+,” De Guzman said in a statement. </p><p>(We will lead our region with not only the largest number but more than half of our cabinet will come from the ranks of women and LGBTQIA+.)</p><p>“Ang Gabinete ay ang pinakamalapit na tagapayo ng pangulo … At kailanman ay hindi tayo kinapos sa mga mahuhusay na lider mula sa hanay ng kababaihan at LGBTQIA+ dito sa bansa. Ngunit, bakit sa loob ng matagal na panahon ay halos wala o kakarampot lamang sila na nasa pwesto?” </p><p>(The Cabinet is the president’s closest advisor . . . And we have never been short of great leaders from the ranks of women and LGBTQIA+ here in the country. But, why for a long time were they almost none or only a handful in place?)</p><p>Bello said some of their legislative measures to prioritize would include addressing the “gender wage gap, and ensuring that reproductive and care work are appropriately compensated and widely accessible.”</p><p>“This commitment would be among the urgent measures our administration would immediately take after being sworn into office,” he said. </p><p>Here are some of the names that the tandem is considering for their cabinet.</p><ul>	<li>Former chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno </li>	<li>Former social welfare secretary Judy Taguiwalo</li>	<li>Public health advocate Eleanor Jara</li>	<li>Women’s health activist Princess Nemenzo</li>	<li>Anti-debt campaigner Lidy Nacpil</li>	<li>Informal workers leader Flor Santos</li>	<li>Indigenous people’s rights activist Beverly Longid, Environmentalist Ipat Luna</li>	<li>Journalists and social critics Inday Espina-Varona and Marites Vitug </li>	<li>Feminist thinker Aida Santos</li>	<li>Academic activists Marivic Raquiza and Melay Abao</li>	<li>Civil society organizer Zena Bernardo Bernardo</li>	<li>Gender equality activists Danton Remoto, Monique Wilson, Rossana Abueva, and Alex Castro </li>	<li>Academics Nathalie Africa-Verceles and Andoy Evangelista</li></ul><p>Seeking to reverse the politics of the current administration, De Guzman is among 97 individuals who filed their candidacy for President in the 2022 elections.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/29/21/labor-leader-vows-to-reverse-duterte-policies">Labor leader vows to reverse Duterte policies</a></li></ul><p>The other presidential aspirants include Vice President Leni Robredo, Sen. Panfilo &quot;Ping&quot; Lacson, Sen. Manny Pacquiao, Sen. Ronald &quot;Bato&quot; Dela Rosa, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso, former Sen. Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos, Jr., former Defense Secretary Norberto Gonzales, and former presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella.</p><p>Meanwhile, Bello will be competing against other 28 vice-presidential aspirants next year, including Dr. Willie Ong, Buhay Rep. Lito Atienza, and senators Kiko Pangilinan, Tito Sotto, and Bong Go. </p><p>The list will be trimmed in the coming months to remove those found to be nuisance candidates.</p><p>The official campaign period for national position candidates for May 9, 2022, elections will start only on Feb. 8, 2022.</p><p>The Commission on Elections will trim the list in the coming months to remove those found to be nuisance candidates.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1813314" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Included on the list are former chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno and former social welfare secretary Judy Taguiwalo.

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PLM tandem: Sereno, Taguiwalo would be part of Cabinet if we win

Josiah Antonio,

ABS-CBN News

Published Nov 09, 2021 06:14 AM PHT

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