Mindanao civic leader Samira Gutoc is seeking a senatorial spot for a second time.
In this INQside Look episode, Gutoc shares what impelled her to again run for senator, her stand on various national issues, and the advocacies she plans to bring to the upper chamber if she succeeds in her second attempt for a Senate seat./kga
00:00 Introduction
01:02 Lessons Gutoc learned as she joins senatorial race for the 2nd time
02:13 Factors that pushed Gutoc to leave Liberal Party for Aksyon Demokratiko
03:52 Gutoc’s reasons for again seeking a Senate seat
05:22 Challenges in mounting an effective political campaign amid the pandemic
06:56 Why people must vote for Gutoc
08:55 How Gutoc will push Mindanao and its people’s interest in the Senate
10:26 How Gutoc will keep her independence in the Senate if Isko Moreno wins presidency
12:18 Gutoc’s take on President Rodrigo Duterte’s possible Senate run in 2022
14:05 On substitution of candidates
15:00 On the suspension of fuel excise tax
15:46 On COVID-19 response
16:48 On the West Philippine Sea
17:57 On ‘drug war’
18:47 On same-sex marriage
19:30 On divorce
20:52 On Charter change
21:45 On the reimposition of death penalty
22:55 On political dynasty
23:46 On climate change
24:48 On agrarian reform
25:51 On labor contractualization
26:44 On press freedom
29:26 Why Gutoc eyes chairmanship of Senate panels on environment, disaster, or education