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Manila Bulletin devider Philippines devider 'Like a true warrior': Lacson all set for second half of 2022 campaign period

'Like a true warrior': Lacson all set for second half of 2022 campaign period

Published Mar 27, 2022 01:32 pm

With the quiet, steely courage of a true warrior is how independent presidential aspirant Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson will continue his electoral bid in the second half of the campaign period.

Lacson declared this as he now pursues an independent bid for the presidential race of the May 2022 national elections. He resigned from Partido Reporma last week after the group decided to support a presidential rival of the senator.

The senator said he is used to being a "mandirigma" (warrior) throughout his 50 years in public service, both as law enforcer and lawmaker.

"Being a ‘mandirigma’ in all my public service life is useful. I am used to being alone in a lonely crusade against a corrupt system for the past 50 years. Nonetheless I am going all-in and all the way. Once a warrior, always a warrior," he said on his Twitter account Sunday.

During his stint with the Philippine Constabulary and Philippine National Police (PNP), Lacson recalled he would go after criminal gangs and even those who engage in wrongdoing when transacting business with the national police force.

He would reject offers of bribes and hush money, even if it meant incurring the ire of influential people—and even some colleagues who are on the take.

As senator, Lacson said he earned himself enemies by continuing his “no-take” policy and virtually taking up a lonely crusade in calling for the abolition of the pork barrel system.

All throughout these ordeal, Lacson said he would answer the issues raised against him but would never stoop to personal attacks.

Even after resigning from Partido Reporma, Lacson earned the respect of many in the party, who expressed their continued support for his presidential bid.

On Saturday, leaders and members of Partido Reporma in Bohol province tendered their irrevocable resignations from the party to support Lacson's presidential bid.

Now banding together as the "Lacson-Sotto Support Group" in Bohol, the group pledged their "strong and continued commitment and unequivocal support" to Lacson's candidacy.

The group is composed of Jagna Mayor Joseph Rañola and former provincial police chief Edgardo Ingking; Joseph Sevilla (1st district coordinator); Eduardo Aranay (2nd district coordinator); and Emmanuel Solomon Duites (3rd district coordinator).

“We believe that we need a leader like him who has a clear vision on what he wants to do for our country and people and a clear plan based on science and hard data on how to accomplish it,” the group said in a statement.

"As a public servant who is proven to be incorruptible and one who leads by example, we need a leader like Senator Lacson who can tame the bureaucracy in embracing Good Governance and restore the full trust of the Filipino people back to the government,” they added.

Some members of the party’s Cavite chapter also left the party to support Lacson. Senatorial candidates Dra. Minguita Padilla and former PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar also expressed their continued support to Lacson’s presidential bid.

Reporma founder and chairman emeritus Renato de Villa also expressed his support for Lacson’s presidential bid.

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