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Walden Bello wants to handle finance dep't if given cabinet position

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 06:59 PM

If given a chance, vice presidential candidate Walden Bello wants to handle the finance department, should he be elected and offered a cabinet position. Read more »

Vice presidential aspirant Bello grades Robredo as VP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 04:20 PM

Vice presidential aspirant Walden Bello gave Vice President Leni Robredo a grade of 8 out of 10 when asked how he would rate the incumbent official’s performance as the second-highest official in the Philippines. Read more »

Walden Bello says 'cannot work with a President Marcos'

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 03:48 PM

Vice Presidential aspirant Walden Bello "will be the first to go to opposition" should both he and Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. win in their respective positions in the 2022 national elections. Read more »

Ka Leody 'no comment' after Christmas photo draws flak

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 27 02:52 PM

Partido Lakas ng Masa vice-presidential aspirant Walden Bello defended his running mate, saying workers deserve to have a decent life. Read more »

Bello explains why Marcos Jr. enjoys trust to lead PH

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 23 02:24 PM

Vice presidential aspirant Walden Bello, a sociology professor, said former Sen. Bongbong Marcos enjoys support from many Filipinos despite issues hurled against his family, due to generation gap and lack in proper teaching of history. Read more »

Bello on leaving as Akbayan rep: Matter of ‘principle’

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 22 09:41 AM

In 2015, Bello stepped down from his Akbayan post over differences with the party's purported alliance with President Benigno Aquino III. Read more »

Walden Bello: Duterte must answer for bloody drug war

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 22 05:57 AM

Duterte has said the ICC has no jurisdiction over the Philippines because he has withdrawn the country from the treaty that created the tribunal. Read more »

What made Walden Bello decide to return to politics?

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 08:37 PM

It may be a long shot to return to politics and win as the next vice president of the Philippines but several factors pushed Partido Lakas ng Masa bet Walden Bello to run next year. Read more »

De Guzman, Bello: WWII heroes should be in P1,000 bill

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 09:46 PM

The World War II heroes in the P1,000 bill should stay, Partido Lakas ng Masa tandem Leody de Guzman and Walden Bello said Tuesday. Read more »

VP aspirant Walden Bello crafts proposed ‘peace plan’

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 02:43 PM

Vice presidential aspirant Walden Bello submitted a peace plan proposal to the CHR last Friday, International Human Rights Day, his group said. Read more »

Ka Leody, Bello join alliance vs BBM-Sara ticket

Josiah Antonio and Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 08 09:55 PM

Leody De Guzman and Walden Bello joined an alliance against the ticket of Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte-Carpio in the 2022 elections. Read more »

Bello lauds Robredo for standing up vs misogynistic attacks

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 03:34 PM

Vice presidential aspirant Walden Bello lauded Leni Robredo, whom he hopes to succeed in 2022, for standing up against supposedly misogynistic remarks thrown at her. Read more »

Leody, Bello vow to uphold PH journalists’ rights

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 02:08 AM

Leody De Guzman and Walden Bello said they would look after Filipino media workers’ welfare — ‘We will stop any and all attacks against reporters.’ Read more »

Leody, Bello say to reverse Duterte's decision to bury Marcos at Libingan, if elected

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 18 05:32 PM

If they get elected next year, presidential aspirant Leody De Guzman and his running mate Walden Bello said they will reverse President Rodrigo Duterte's decision to allow the burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, which happened five years ago on Thursday. Read more »

Bello: Scrutinize party’s platform, ignore theatrics

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 01:52 AM

Vice presidential aspirant Walden Bello on Tuesday called out election rivals for their vague policies and penchant for theatrics. Read more »

Bello to get in the way of ‘agrarian counter reform’

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 01:36 AM

Bello said the Luisita violence in 2004 was a testament to “tragedies inflicted on peasants” rooted in the issue of land reform. Read more »

VP aspirant Walden Bello returns to PH

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 16 06:50 PM

Vice presidential aspirant Walden Bello arrived in the Philippines Tuesday from the United States where he teaches at a university. Read more »

Walden Bello ‘unfazed' by Sara Duterte’s VP bid

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 13 10:57 PM

In a statement, Walden Bello said the move was “unoriginal,” a “stunt” that her father, the president, pulled in 2015. Read more »

Walden Bello slams Isko Moreno's 'racist remarks' vs Chinese

Josiah Antonio and Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 11:45 PM

Partido Lakas ng Masa vice presidential aspirant Walden Bello on Thursday criticized Manila City Mayor Francisco Isko Moreno Domagoso’s alleged racist remarks against the Chinese. Read more »

Bello urges gov't to subsidize workers' COVID tests

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 12 04:51 PM

The government should take measures that would make testing for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) free or subsidized instead of passing the burden to workers, Partido Lakas ng Masa vice president candidate Walden Bello said Friday. Read more »