Ping Lacson Visits Cebu, Meets With Gov. Gwen Garcia
Ping Lacson Visits Cebu, Meets With Gov. Gwen Garcia Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson (right) poses for a photo with Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia and former House speaker Pantaleon Alvarez at the Cebu capitol on Friday, Sept.17. CEBU CITY—Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Friday visited Cebu province, barely a week after declaring his intent to run for president in 2022. Lacson, accompanied by former House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, met with Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia at the Capitol to “exchange pleasantries.” Lacson’s running mate, Senate President Tito Sotto, was not around during the meeting around 12:30 p.m. Friday. After the meeting with Garcia, Lacson declined an interview with the local media, saying he was in “a hurry to attend the Blue Ribbon Committee meeting.” Garcia, in an interview, said they did not talk about politics with Lacson, who served as chief of the Cebu police several years ago. The governor said Lacson did not specifically ask for support for the 2022 polls sin...