Presidential candidate and Vice President Leni Robredo (File photo) MANILA - Partido Reporma president and Davao del Norte Representative Pantaleon Alvarez on Thursday endorsed the presidential candidacy of Vice President Leni Robredo in the upcoming May 9 elections. Alvarez made the statement after presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Thursday officially resigned as chairperson and member of the Partido Reporma and will now run as an independent candidate. Alvarez said while Lacson is the "most qualified to be president", he said there are currently two frontrunners in the presidential race, former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Robredo. "We reasonably believe that the only realistic option at this point, with roughly a month and a half left, is to converge with Leni Robredo's campaign. Together, we will pursue the realization of our collective aspirations to improve the chances of ordinary Filipinos at a better lif
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson. (File photo) MANILA - Presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Thursday officially resigned as chairperson and member of the Partido Ng Demokratikong Reporma and will now run as an independent candidate in the May 9 elections. In a message to reporters, Lacson said the decision to resign from the party came after he got information that the party's slate in Davao del Norte will be endorsing another presidential candidate. "Yesterday (Wednesday) I was informed by the party president, former Speaker Pantaleon "Bebot" Alvarez, that their slate in Davao del Norte, led by the party secretary-general and Provincial Governor Edwin Jubahib, has decided to endorse another presidential candidate," Lacson said, without giving any further details. Saying that his decision to run as the party standard-bearer was done at the "behest of these top tier officials", Lacson said it is only proper for him to