The tandem of Senators Panfilo Lacson and Tito Sotto said they were not affected by President Rodrigo Duterte’s acceptance to run for vice president in the 2022 elections.
“That’s good to know so that we are not guessing. It does not affect my resolve anyway,” said Sotto.
Meanwhile, Lacson said, “It won’t matter to my and SP Sotto’s determination to run in the May 2022 national elections. We have already declared, and at this point in time, there is no turning back.”
“That said, we continue to hope that the electorate will not be swayed by entertainment politics nor affected by fear and intimidation when they choose our country’s next leaders. As long as the campaign runs on issues involving our people’s desire for good governance made possible by fixing a systematically broken government, we are good,” he added.
Meanwhile, Senator Richard Gordon did not like Duterte’s recent move.
“A vice president can go for reelection. Now, if the president runs for vice president, certainly, it will be up for the people to accept that. Ako sa akin, out of delicadeza, hindi ko gagawin yun,” he said.
“If the president is doing that. He will be followed by the other people in the country,” he added.
President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted PDP-Laban’s endorsement to run for vice president in the 2022 elections.
Lacson-Sotto tandem unaffected by Duterte’s VP bid
Executive vice president Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said Duterte accepted “the clamor of the people and accepted the endorsement of the PDP Laban Party for him to run as Vice President in the 2022 National Elections.”
The development came after the PDP-Laban-Cusi wing announced they adopted a resolution endorsing the Bong Go-Rodrigo Duterte tandem next year.
However, Go said he was “still not interested” to run for president.
“Nakatutok ako sa aking tungkulin bilang senador upang tulungan ang bansa na malampasan ang krisis na ating hinaharap. Bakuna muna bago pulitika. Mas mabuti unahin niyo na muna yung mga interesado na tumakbong Pangulo,” he said.
(I’m focused on my responsibilities as a senator to help the nation overcome this crisis we’re facing. Vaccine first before politics. Ask those who are interested in running for president.)