Bello sings a Sinatra tune to Marcos, Duterte: ‘Where Are You?’

MANILA, Philippines — Vice presidential candidate former Rep. Walden Bello is not done with his tirades against another candidate, Davao Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, for skipping the debates.

Bello has repeatedly shown his exasperation over the Duterte-Carpio’s absence from the vice presidential debates.

So on Sunday, during the Commission on Elections (Comelec) PiliPinas vice presidential debate, he answered a question — if it would be more effective to have just one agency to address corruption in government —by singing a Frank Sinatra song, “Where Are You?”

“Can I answer any way I want?” Bello asked debate moderator Ruth Cabal.

“The question, sir. Please answer the question,” replied Cabal.

“Now, this is meant specifically for Sara Duterte and Bongbong Marcos. I’ll sing Frank Sinatra,” Bello said.

And he started singing: “Where are you? Where did you go without me? I thought you cared about me. Where are you?”

[The original second line that Sinatra sang was: “Where have you gone without me?” — Ed.]

Former Akbayan Rep. Walden Bello (INQUIRER.net FILE PHOTO)

Bello also blasted Marcos — this time for the unpaid tax liabilities of P203.819 billion.

Using the same tune but with Filipino lyrics, Bello sang: “Nasaan ka? Nasaan ang pera? Ibalik mo na ang pera, ibalik mo na.”

“That’s for Marcos Jr. — 203 billion pesos. You owe it to the Filipino people. Give it back. That’s my answer,” Bello said.

Four days earlier, the Bureau of Internal Revenue confirmed sending a demand letter to the Marcos family for payment of their estate tax liability.

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