He may not won the 2022 polls but labor leader Leody “Ka Leody” de Guzman undeniably won the hearts and respect of thousands of Filipinos who see him as an honorable candidate with genuine care for the country and its people.
Reacting to ABS-CBN‘s Mike Navallo’s exclusive interview with the Partido Lakas ng Masa presidential bet, social media users expressed support on Ka Leody’s journey as a public servant even as he concedes defeat amid the partial canvassing of votes.
“Maraming salamat po, @LeodyManggagawa! Saludo po sa inyo sa lahat ng ginawa at patuloy n’yo pang gagawin para sa mga manggagawang Pilipino,” @makisantos_ tweeted.
“You fought a good fight, Sir. Fair and square. Thank you. You are right, Comelec needs to explain and investigate all the irregularities in this election. It’s the right of the Filipino people to know the truth! Para sa Pilipino, para sa Pilipinas!” @katzurc expressed.
“Ka Leody has conceded. Please don’t forget about this man. He went in without much but managed to speak so loudly that the masses heard him. He really voiced out every laborer and every citizen in this country,” @kalliasdemarco said.
“Mahal ka namin, Ka Leody! Patuloy lang po ang ating laban para sa mga manggagawa at marhinalisado!” @julius_3K expressed.
In the aforementioned interview, Ka Leody accepted his defeat and simple called the Commission on Elections to explain the irregularities, such as the consistent ratio of votes between the two top presidential candidates, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. and Leni Robredo.
“Hindi ko naman ilalaban ‘yong malayong boto ko. Hindi ko na ilalaban yan para maghabol pa ako. Pero, ako naman ay naniniwala na may dapat ipaliwanag ang Comelec sa dami ng report ng irregularities o reklamo ng mga tao, mula roon sa ground, sa bilangan, transmittal, hanggang sa result na nilalabas ng Comelec. Tingin ko dapat magreklamo ang Comelec sa mga inirereklamo ng mga mamamayan,” he noted.
“Ako naman naniniwala ako sa survey pero hindi ko naman in-expect na ganito ka-consistent, pare-pareho ang report,” he continued. “Consistent na 47 percent ang lamang lagi ng bawat report doon sa pangalawa. Parang may kailangang ipaliwanag ang Comelec diyan kasi parang hindi na papasa sa prinsipyo ng Mathematics.”
BREAKING: Presidential candidate Ka Leody de Guzman concedes defeat in 2022 polls but says Comelec has to explain irregularities pic.twitter.com/zrRZygzEki
— Mike Navallo (@mikenavallo) May 10, 2022
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