We asked him about that and more today when we met him walking down Neal's Pen Road:

Boots Martinez
"I don't know why he doesn't go look for a JOB."

He took some heavy personal attacks last week, but today Phillip Willoughby wasn't focussing on that. Instead he led us on a walk through of Neal's Pen Road - an area nicely paved by the current PUP area rep - which might look good but has caused a serious flooding problem for the properties between Faber's and Pen Roads.

Even in the dry - residents between the two roads now have to balance on these pallets and hope they don't fall in - just to get to their front door:

Phillip Willoughby, UDP Aspirant - Port Loyola
"Whilst the thoroughfare looks beautiful and you can enjoy walking on it while it's not flooded, you can drive on it, yeah, you enjoy that. That is what you see, a smooth drive. The reality is that in this case, progress and development has affected and impact the quality of life of the people who lives here. This is like you've created a dam."

"When the street was built, no drainage was put in place."

"Like I said, the pond used to serve as, or the creek used to serve as a catchment area. That water, that volume of water is now displace, it's in your property, it's in your home."

And the creator is area rep Gilroy Usher, Willoughby's opponent and his father in law

Phillip Willoughby, UDP Aspirant - Port Loyola
"But you have the current representative who knows of these issues, but has he stood up and spoken to it so that action could have been taken to mitigate it or fix it? Has that happened? No. He should have done his part to bring awareness and voice the concern and petition who you need to petition, lobby who you need to lobby, so that the relevant authorities could have come in to fix it."

"Now, if you can't do the job, then, if that is the case, I am willing to do that for the people of Port Loyola."

Jules Vasquez
"How hard is it for you to speak about these issues when you speak about your wife's father?"

"Is it a difficult thing for you?"

Phillip Willoughby, UDP Aspirant - Port Loyola
"No, my heart isn't racing. I'm not thinking twice about how to explain what the reality is on the ground. Look, I am not taking any personal shots at any individual. I am speaking directly to policy decision that has affected and impacted the people from Port Loyola in this particular area."

Jules Vasquez
"It's not a policy issue. It's a personal character failing. If you believe that an area representative does not have a stowth enough heart to go to the House of Representatives and say, listen, my people need this. Somebody has to stand up for them. He lacks courage. That's what you're saying."

Phillip Willoughby, UDP Aspirant - Port Loyola
"Right. Jules, let's take it a step further. No masking. If you recall, prior to the 2020 general elections, right? The minister used to call every talk show in the morning, speaking to all issues on the matter of a policy. Yes, you didn't stand up to the test. On a personal level, you didn't call like you once did before to highlight issues."

And while Willoughby says ready to name and shame his father in law, what about his UDP predecessor and 4 time area rep, Boots Martinez:

Jules Vasquez
"You took some personal attacks from Boots Martinez last week. Boots Martinez said you need to get a JOB. And he alleged, without proof, that your wife is taking care of you, how would you respond to those criticisms?"

Phillip Willoughby, UDP Aspirant - Port Loyola
"My senior counsel will respond on my behalf."

Jules Vasquez
"Uh-huh."

Phillip Willoughby, UDP Aspirant - Port Loyola
"Yes, sir."

Jules Vasquez
"That's where you're taking it with Boots?"

Phillip Willoughby, UDP Aspirant - Port Loyola
"Yes, sir. My senior counsel will respond on my behalf, on those matters. I mean, I can get petty and I can throw a low blow with his multiple and various scenarios. The fact of the matter is, I know who my children are. I don't need to do no DNA test. I will not jump out to the media like a drowning man grabbing at straws, which is petty, that does nothing than for him to belittle himself."

"I would have dare say, Jules, you should have asked that man if he had done a toxicology test before or after, because I not even say rock head behaves like that."

Jules Vasquez
"But he raised an issue that voters may be concerned about. Do you have a job? Are you gainfully employed? Do you have a way to earn a living?"

Phillip Willoughby, UDP Aspirant - Port Loyola
"Yes, I do."

Jules Vasquez
"How?"

Phillip Willoughby, UDP Aspirant - Port Loyola
"Jules, over my time and tenure, being involved with politics, I have made friends. People appreciate what I have done over the years. It is the private citizen, it is members from the business community who have spoken with me and said to me, Phillip, you are good for politics in Belize. We believe in you, we can pledge to support you so you can continue on, continue the work."

"Jules, I do have an MBA, and you could go down lower from there, and I can go to work, yes, and I could have went back to the private sector, yes. But it was my selflessness of wanting to continue the work for and on behalf of people that I love. That is why I accepted what was given to me to continue doing the work for the people of Port Loyola."

Jules Vasquez
"Is it selflessness, though, or is it self-delusion or self-destructive tendency that you stay in a politics when, my brother, your prospects of success do not look good."

Phillip Willoughby, UDP Aspirant - Port Loyola
"It is for the people to decide that when my phone rings, I take the call."

To be clear, Willoughby is Tracy Panton's candidate, Nelma Mortis is Shyne's candidate, and Boots Martinez says he is the one true UDP candidate. All three plan to get nominated for the UDP Port Loyola seat on Monday.