Lacson to supporters: Stop being silent, get out of echo chamber and be heard

Presidential Candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson and running mate Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III called on their supporters to be more vocal and assertive in convincing others to elect the “most qualified, competent and experienced candidates.”

Lacson made the call on Saturday evening after he and Sotto attended a rally at the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City.

“Thank you ‘Pure Love’, ‘True Friends’, ‘Lacson Sotto Support Group’ for organizing your 'Supporters Rally' and making it happen today. It’s time to stop being silent. Get out of your echo chamber to be heard by the people. No balloons, no umbrellas, no props. Just pure love,” Lacson wrote on Twitter.

During the rally, Lacson admitted that there was much work to do with just one month left in the campaign period.

“Hindi pa natatapos ang ating gagawin. Pag uwi natin ngayong gabi, marami pa tayong dapat gawin para sa May 9 sa araw ng eleksyon. Kausapin natin ang ating mga kamaganak at ating mga kapitbahay at sabihin natin sa kanila kung sino ang pinaka-qualified, pinaka-competent at pinaka may karanasan. Kami po yan ni Senate President Sotto,” he stressed.

(Our work is not finished. Once we go home tonight, we have much to do in preparation for May 9. Let us talk to our families and neighbors and ask them to vote for the most qualified, experienced, and competent – that’s Senate President Sotto and me.)

Meanwhile, Lacson and Sotto reaffirmed their commitment to good governance by signing a pledge for a corruption-free government before their supporters at the rally.

“Kami, ang tambalang Lacson-Sotto, ay taimtim na nanunumpa, na kapag kami ay nahalal bilang Pangulo at Pangalawang Pangulo ng bansa, ay pangangalagaan namin ang inyong tiwala; titiyakin naming walang bahid ng katiwalian ang aming panunungkulan, upang hindi masayang ang inyong boto,” they said in their pledge.

(We, the Lacson-Sotto tandem, solemnly swear that if we are elected President and Vice President of the Philippines, we will ensure our administration will not be marred by corruption, thus making sure your votes for us are not wasted.)

“Ang lahat ng plataporma na aming inihain ngayong kampanya, ay aming tutuparin ng buong husay at katapatan; Uunahin at isasaalang-alang namin ang kapakanan ng Bansang Pilipinas at ng mamamayang Pilipino,” they added.

(We will fulfill our promises to implement much-needed programs of government. We will put the interest of the Philippines and the Filipino people first.)

— DVM, GMA News