Professor Walden Bello, a former vice presidential candidate, criticized Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., the son and namesake of the deposed dictator and the Eleksyon 2022 presidential frontrunner, on Tuesday.

Bello stated in a statement that the Philippines could experience “six years of instability” under the new administration, and that a large portion of the population will “refuse to grant legitimacy and credibility to the rule of a family of thieves.”

“Being an alliance of convenience, the Marcos-Duterte dynastic duo will be lucky to survive one year before it is undone by the inevitable infighting over the spoils of office,” he stated.

“The government bureaucracy is likely to be split, as will the military. An electoral base built on the illusion of Marcos delivering on his promising everything under the sun will soon generate disappointment and, after that, rage,” he continued.

The vice presidential candidate of the Partido Lakas ng Masa emphasized the importance of widening the mass base for our country’s democratic socialist future, as well as maintaining the people’s democratic rights, which may be “eroded” under the rule of Marcos and his running mate, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte.