Lacson won't quit presidential race, says partymate
Lacson won't quit presidential race, says partymate
PRESIDENTIAL candidate Sen. Panfilo Lacson won't stop campaigning despite being behind in the surveys, Partido Reporma president Rep. Pantaleon "Bebot" Alvarez said on Wednesday.
Lacson, Partido Reporma chairman, was seeking the presidency in the May 2022 national elections with Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto 3rd, Nationalist People's Coalition chairman as his running mate.
The official campaign period started on February 9.
In a radio interview on Wednesday, Alvarez said whatever happens Lacson should not withdraw from the presidential race because it would deprive Filipino voters of the chance to pick "the right leader" in the May 9 elections.
He said that Lacson remains the most qualified for the position of Chief Executive among the contenders for the presidency.
Alvarez deplored the "dirty tricks" of other camps to make it seem that the Partido Reporma standard bearer is quitting with still 4 months before the elections.
He hinted that the tricks were part of an effort to "steal" Lacson's running mate, Sotto, who has been leading most vice-presidential surveys after they became the first tandem to declare their candidacies for 2022 on Sept. 8, 2021.
"That is not true. For me, you know that these are political dirty tricks to make it appear that we are stopping and surrendering," Alvarez said in Filipino and English.
He said those who want Lacson to quit should realize there is still plenty of time before the elections, "that surveys are not elections, and that Filipinos can change their mind about their chosen candidates even on the eve of election day itself."
Alvarez also denied reports that the Partido Reporma was negotiating with other groups to solidify its so-called opposition, as the party was "focused on building up the groundwork that would boost Lacson's numbers all the way to May 9 and lift him to the presidency."
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