House Deputy Speaker Lito Atienza (File photo) MANILA - House Deputy Speaker Lito Atienza on Monday said he will not back out from the 2022 vice presidential race. "Definitely not. No withdrawal for me," Atienza said in an interview. Atienza earlier said he is considering pulling out of the vice presidential race and said he wants Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III to run with Pacquiao to provide a stronger challenge against the frontrunners, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) and his tandem Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. Atienza, however, rejected the suggestion of presidential bet Senator Panfilo Lacson to make his running mate, Sotto, the common vice presidential candidate of Pacquiao. He said such a suggestion would only boost the Marcos-Duterte tandem more. "With that idea of Ping, there'll be no movement. You'll be stuck. It will strengthen Bongbong Marcos," he said. Earlier, Pacq
Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo Lacson on Monday, April 11 said he is not withdrawing from the Macy 9, 2022 presidential race even if he is running with one leg. ’I will finish the race. Even if I am crippled, I will crawl to finish the race,’’ Lacson after revealing that former Quezon City
House Deputy Speaker Lito Atienza on Monday said he will not back out from the 2022 vice presidential race. “Definitely not. No withdrawal for me,” Atienza said in an interview. Atienza earlier said he is considering pulling out of the vice presidential race and said he wants Senate President Vicente…
Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo Lacson cannot believe that he gets a mere two percent voter preference rating surveys, which is good for fifth place in a field of 10. His running mate, Senate President Vicente Sotto III could not believe it either. Both believe that their positive provincia
"Last March 12, former Quezon City Mayor Brigido "Jun" Simon Jr. approached me in Pampanga to ask me to withdraw from the presidential race. He told me they can convince Sen. [Francis] Pangilinan to withdraw to give way to the tandem of Vice President Robredo and my running mate, Senate President Tito Sotto," Lacson said.