(Update) Nag-anunsyo na ng kaniyang pagbibitiw mula sa Partido Reporma ang presidential candidate na si Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, ngayong araw.
Nangangahulugan ito na magiging independent candidate na lamang siya.
Pero tuloy pa rin umano ang pagtakbo nito para sa presidential race sa darating na Mayo 9, 2022.
Si Lacson, na chairperson ng partido, ay dinala ng grupo bilang standard bearer habang ineendorso ang vice presidential candidacy ng Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) member na si Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III.
“Today I officially announce my resignation as chairman and member of Partido ng Demokratikong Reporma, which effectively makes me an independent candidate,” wika ni Lacson.
Una rito, nagkasundo ang ilang opisyal ng partido na suportahan na lamang ang ibang presidential candidate.
“Yesterday, I was informed by the party president, former speaker Pantaleon ‘Bebot’ Alvarez, that their slate in Davao del Norte, led by the party secretary secretary-general and provincial Governor Edwin Jubahib, has decided to endorse another presidential candidate,” dagdag pa ng mambabatas.
Sinasabing susuportahan ni Alvarez ang kandidatura ni Vice President Leni Robredo.
Kinumpirma na rin ni Alvarez ang kanilang paglipat nang susuportahan.
“But the electoral terrain in 2022 is far from ideal, and fate had other plans. Time and context framed the narrative of 2022 in a way that gave traction, rightly or wrongly, to other candidacies instead. This is a difficult fact which takes courage to admit,” ani Alvarez sa statement. “We respect the choice of our members and officers. They are not Pink, but they are reformists, and they are for Leni Robredo. The fight for good governance and a better tomorrow for our People has never been, and never will be, limited to a single color. And on my part, I personally have also made a decision. “
