PRESIDENT PHILIPPINES

INDEPENDENT

Abella argues that releasing presidential survey results must be banned as they “precondition” voters.

Abella says that as the pandemic could potentially be ending, he would devote his time to helping people improve their health and strengthen their immune systems. 

Abella says that in the first three years of a child, he or she must have free access to food, while the youth should have access to free health care.

Speech upon filing of candidacy, October 8, 2021

One of Abella's major platforms is making the Philippines an agricultural powerhouse. He aims to create a Board of Agricultural Investment in his first 6 months in office to help farmers.

CNN Philippines article, February 9, 2022

Abella promises to create a National Recovery and Resilience Council to be headed by NEDA. With assistance from the advisory committee from the private sector, it will manage trade-offs between job creation and social protection of workers.

CNN Philippines interview, February 10, 2022

Abella favors the reopening of schools for face-to-face classes, especially in places with low cases of COVID-19.

Abella says he will continue the war against illegal drugs and that he supports the death penalty for drug-related and heinous crimes. However, he believes that the International Criminal Court should not conduct an investigation into extrajudicial killings in President Duterte's war against illegal drugs. Abella says he would not allow such probe "for the plain and simple reason that our courts work."

In a separate ANC interview in February 2022, Abella says he would like to continue engaging with the ASEAN+1 countries. He also believes that the country can have strategic cooperations with other claimants "because it could help us in terms of being able to take full advantage of our economic rights."

Abella supports a "business-to-business" approach in terms of joint exploration in the West Philippine Sea. In December 2016, when Duterte floated the idea of sharing oil with China in the West Philippine Sea, then-presidential spokesperson Abella explained that such a deal need not be between the two governments, but instead be partnerships among businesses. He also emphasizes that the country should be active in protecting its rights in the maritime region.

Abella opposes having a divorce law in the country.

CNN Philippines Presidential Debate, February 27, 2022

Abella wants to create a national volunteer corps. Similar to a peace corps, this volunteer corps will have a domestic function that will be involved in building communities to national tasks. He also says randomized audits among government agencies must happen to prevent corruption.

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?

Total Election Results Processed

ABELLA, ERNIE (IND)

PRESIDENT PHILIPPINES

NATIONAL

MARCOS, BONGBONG (PFP)

ROBREDO, LENI (IND)

PACQUIAO, MANNY PACMAN (PROMDI)

DOMAGOSO, ISKO MORENO (AKSYON)

LACSON, PING (PDR)

MANGONDATO, FAISAL (KTPNAN)

ABELLA, ERNIE (IND)

DE GUZMAN, LEODY (PLM)

GONZALES, NORBERTO (PDSP)

MONTEMAYOR, JOSE JR. (DPP)