Lacson, Sotto attend Mass in Imus ahead of proclamation rally

Senator Panfilo Lacson and Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday afternoon attended a Mass at Imus Cathedral ahead of their proclamation rally.

The tandem will launch their 2022 national campaign at the Imus Grandstand in Cavite.

Lacson and Sotto, who are running for president and vice president in the May 9 elections, respectively, were accompanied by their respective families.

In a text message to reporters, Lacson said most parts of their campaign will focus on grassroots consultations with ordinary folks in underprivileged areas.

He said this will give them “firsthand account of the most common and ordinary problems and issues confronting our people.”

Banking on their campaign motto “Aayusin ang Gobyerno, Aayusin ang Buhay ng Bawat Pilipino (Fix the Government, Fix the Lives of Every Filipino)” and “Uubusin ang Magnanakaw (Get Rid of the Thieves),” Lacson said they will showcase “leadership by example” even in their campaigns.

“We will continue to strictly adhere to existing health protocols in areas that we will visit. We will not be part of the problem, but of the solution. If the price of doing so is not being able to project ‘support’ through optics, we are willing to take that risk,” he said.

Lacson said they have been “prepared and ready to undergo the rigors of the 90-day campaign period.”

“We will keep it that way,” he said.

In a statement Monday, the tandem said they are expecting around 4,000 supporters and political allies, including some local government officials of Cavite and nearby provinces, who have declared “unequivocal support” to their candidacies.

Members of their senatorial slate are also expected to attend the event, namely Partido Reporma stalwarts former Philippine National Police chief Police General Guillermo Eleazar, Dr. Minguita Padilla, and former Makati Rep. Monsour del Rosario.

Cavite, also know as the ‘Land of the Brave,’ is the second vote-rich province in the Philippines with over 2.15 million registered voters.

The province is considered as Lacson’s bailiwick as he  was born and raised in Imus City. --KBK, GMA News