VICE PRESIDENT PHILIPPINES

WORKERS AND PEASANTS PARTY

Lopez also seeks to strengthen public-private partnerships and the cooperation of all sectors to fully address the pandemic. He also proposes a massive public information dissemination campaign that will properly educate Filipinos about the viral life cycle and transmission of COVID-19 and craft the appropriate response to infection at the individual and community levels.

From his advocacy on disaster management, Lopez calls for pursuing a “science-based, pragmatic, and balanced” pandemic response. He says there's a need to develop a total solution strategy that takes into consideration existing public health safety measures and their socio-economic repercussions.

Lopez also proposes the passage of a Bankruptcy Law in the country, which would support the operations and eventual recovery of business enterprises suffering from losses caused by unprecedented events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. He also pushes for providing low-interest loans to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), as well as to regular employees to further generate productivity and reopen more businesses.

Lopez crafted a three-pronged economic recovery program that introduces new policies and provides assistance to ordinary Filipinos. The program primarily seeks to revise the 1987 Omnibus Investments Code to attract more foreign direct investments and boost local productivity. He sees this as an opportunity to enhance the country's competitive advantage as a destination for investments, manufacturing, processing, and services in the Asia-Pacific region.

10-Point Socioeconomic Development and Political Reform Agenda, January 2022

Lopez aims to pursue a “broad multigenerational endeavor” of improving the quality of education in the country as a critical component of national development and progress. He wants to align educational standards with various industry requirements, socio-cultural values, and overall development goals. Aside from budget allocation, he cites the need for strategic and innovative educational programs that would improve the country’s human development index.

Lopez pushes for the re-nationalization of basic public utility services, especially power and water. This shift is expected to prevent companies that monopolize the distribution of these resources from just maximizing their profits. He sees this as generating multiplier effects, such as lower power and water utility rates and protection of consumer rights and welfare.

Describing the West Philippine Sea dispute as “complex geopolitics,” Lopez says that the government should not depend solely on the arbitral ruling and the Mutual Defense Treaty and must achieve credible and sufficient external defense capability to protect its interests. He says that the country must ensure the acquisition of cost-effective defense systems and increase its reserve forces to defend possible foreign aggressors.

If elected, Lopez aspires to handle the country’s foreign affairs portfolio and pursue a “pragmatic” independent foreign policy to protect and advance the country’s geopolitical and economic interests. He insists that the Philippines can maintain its ties with both China and the US and form multiple alliances with Japan, South Korea, India, Australia, and ASEAN member nations. He says these relationships will focus on various levels of statecraft, including trade and national security.

Elizalde Broadcasting interview, February 4, 2022


He also supports the implementation of the Mandanas ruling, which he sees as devolution of public services to local government units. He calls on various community stakeholders to actively participate in the devolution process to maximize the benefits of the ruling at the local level. In addition, Lopez proposes the development of e-government systems to improve bureaucratic efficiency and prevent corruption.

Lopez seeks to initiate structural changes in the existing system by adopting a French parliamentary form of government and amending the People’s Initiative Law as a functional legislative tool. He is promoting the empowerment of the public to propose and legislate laws directly.

Make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory?

Implement mass testing for COVID-19?

End contractualization?

Set a national minimum wage?

Allow ownership of corporations by foreigners?

Increase wealth tax?

Privatize utilities?

Provide pandemic stimulus for SMEs?

Continue Build Build Build?

Allow return to face-to-face classes?

Allow military presence in schools?

Set mandatory return service for beneficiaries of Free College Tuition?

Make ROTC mandatory?

Elizalde Broadcasting interview, February 4, 2022

Continue the current design of the K-12 program?

Allow open-pit mining?

Allow land reclamation projects?

Recommission BNPP or nuclear power?

Push for passage of National Land Use Plan?

Continue war on drugs?

Samar Daily News Online interview, November 1, 2021

Prosecute Duterte in the ICC?

Allow ICC investigators to conduct a probe in the country?

CNN Philippines Vice Presidential Debate, February 26, 2022

Total Election Results Processed

LOPEZ, MANNY SD (WPP)

VICE PRESIDENT PHILIPPINES

NATIONAL

DUTERTE, SARA (LAKAS)

PANGILINAN, KIKO (LP)

SOTTO, VICENTE TITO (NPC)

ONG, DOC WILLIE (AKSYON)

ATIENZA, LITO (PROMDI)

LOPEZ, MANNY SD (WPP)

BELLO, WALDEN (PLM)

SERAPIO, CARLOS (KTPNAN)

DAVID, RIZALITO (DPP)