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Tuesday, April 26, 2022
- April 26, 2022
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Lacson’s initial schedule showed that he was supposed to visit the two Ilocos Region provinces on Tuesday but his scheduled activities were cancelled.
Ilocos Sur Gov. Ryan Singson was also supposed to host a lunch for Lacson at his family’s restaurant, which is located at the famed Calle Crisologo in Vigan, according to the senator.
“I requested to call it off kasi gipit sa oras [because of the lack of time] considering that the Bersamins, the Reporma candidates in Abra who decided to stick with me are hosting an early lunch, followed by a courtesy call to the bishop to be capped by a town hall meeting in Bangued,” Lacson told reporters when asked regarding the cancellation of his activities in the said provinces.
To recall, Lacson earlier parted ways with the Partido Reporma after party president former House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and the group’s Davao del Norte bloc decided to endorse another presidential contender.
Lacson’s scheduled activities in another Ilocos Region province, La Union, for Tuesday morning were also cancelled.
On Monday, Lacson was in Tarlac and Pangasinan with his vice presidential running mate, Senate President Vicente Sotto III, and one of their senatorial bets, former Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol.
Sotto, meanwhile, is embarking on a separate schedule from Lacson. The Senate president is currently in Zambales for an event with his partymates at the Nationalist People’s Coalition, where he serves as chairman.
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- April 26, 2022
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- April 26, 2022
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TARLAC CITY, Tarlac, Philippines — The Philippine Military Academy batch mates of presidential candidate Sen. Panfilo Lacson trooped behind him and his running mate, Senate President Vicente Sotto III, as they campaigned here with a little over two weeks to go before voters shade their ballots on May 9.
Tarlac, a vote-rich province, is considered the bailiwick of the Aquino clan.
Recently, its governor, Susan Yap, endorsed the candidacies of Lacson and Sotto’s rivals, former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio.
But during a town hall meeting at the Tarlac State University on Monday, Lacson’s PMA mistahs, including those who worked with him during his stint as chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), showed him their support by accompanying him on stage.
Among them is another former PNP chief, retired Gen. Nicanor Bartolome, who served as Lacson’s spokesperson when he was still the PNP chief.
Bartolome, who hails from Tarlac, also served as PNP chief under a fellow Tarlaqueño, then-President Benigno S. Aquino III.
Retired Major Generals Rey Acop, Ray Rivera, and Dong Tabamo were also present during the town hall meeting.
Lacson likewise mentioned retired colonel turned lawyer Oscar Martinez, who was their valedictorian in the PMA Class of 1971, as well as Jun Fabros, who served in the Philippine Navy.
In his opening speech, Lacson acknowledged Bartolome’s active effort in supporting his candidacy.
“He has been switching places, going to Cotabato and back home to Tarlac, and he is continuing the same advocacies I had when I was chief PNP — that is, to discipline the ranks of the police force, eliminate corruption, and restore public trust to the PNP,” Lacson said in Filipino.
During the town hall meeting, the tandem’s preferred approach in their campaign, Lacson and Sotto stressed the reason why the public should vote for them.
Citing their decades in public service, they promised to properly implement laws crafted in the chamber they had served for so many years.
“Let us remember, once we enter our polling precincts and think about those we are going to vote for, may you be left with no other choice but to vote for the most qualified, most competent, who have the longest experience in public service and who are honest,” Lacson told Tarlaqueños.
For his part, former Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol, who is running for senator, urged voters not to be swayed by performances during campaign rallies in making their choices.
“Let us not be entertained by dances, bright lights. This campaign is beyond colors. It’s beyond music. This campaign is all about the future of this country,” Piñol said.
‘Silent majority’
After their town hall meeting, Lacson and Sotto paid courtesy to Tarlac City Mayor Ma. Cristina Angeles as well as Yap.
In a press conference at the Tarlac Provincial Capitol, Lacson said he and Sotto were banking on the province’s “silent majority” to help them secure votes.
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Saturday, April 23, 2022
- April 23, 2022
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- April 23, 2022
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- April 23, 2022
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Tuesday, April 19, 2022
- April 19, 2022
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- April 19, 2022
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- April 19, 2022
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- April 19, 2022
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April 20, 2022 - Members of Partido Reporma in Aklan and Antique continue to support the electoral bids of independent presidential aspirant Sen. Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson, even after he had left the party last March.
Lacson met with members of his former party Tuesday evening following a town hall session in Kalibo, Aklan. The Reporma members had requested the meeting, he said.
"Kaya kami pumunta ng Aklan and Caluya, meron kaming candidates doon, nag-request sila kung pwedeng puntahan ko sila. Ang Reporma (members), they continue to support me. Sabi nila kaya kami nag-Reporma because of you (This is the reason we were scheduled to visit Aklan and Caluya. Some candidates from Reporma asked for our presence. They continue to support me. They told me they joined Reporma because of me)," he said.
He added their support meant much to him, adding it further emboldened him and his vice presidential bet Senate President Vicente "TIto" Sotto III to continue with their campaign until the end.
"No retreat. No surrender. No withdrawal!" Lacson noted.
Last March, Lacson announced he was leaving Reporma after its president, Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez, decided to shift support to another candidate. Many Reporma members at the time bolted the party to stick with Lacson.
On Tuesday, Lacson campaigned in Estancia (Iloilo) and Kalibo (Aklan) while Sotto was in Dumaguete (Negros Oriental). Both are expected to campaign together in Caluya Island in Antique and in Sta. Barbara, Iloilo on Wednesday.
Lacson received a hearty welcome from residents in Estancia, Iloilo upon his arrival there Tuesday morning. He paid a courtesy call to Estancia Mayor Melina Requinto, who he noted is supporting another candidate but referred to him as "President" after he presented to her and local officials his Budget Reform Advocacy for Village Empowerment (BRAVE) program.
"She was even egging the barangay chairmen who were present and majority (who were there)," Lacson noted of the mayor.
In Estancia, Lacson personally thanked his supporters and volunteers who chipped in to help residents affected by floods brought by Tropical Cyclone Agaton
He also detailed how BRAVE - his program of government that ensures funds for local government units from the provincial to the barangay level to get much-needed funds for their priority development projects.
"Yan ang essence ng BRAVE, kayo ang nakakaalam ng needs and priorities (That is the essence of BRAVE. You are the ones who know the needs and priorities of your constituents)," he said.
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