Comelec Says Sen. Ping Lacson Remains the Candidate of Partido Reporma
COMELEC – The Commission on Elections reacted to the resignation of Senator Ping Lacson as chairman of Partido Reporma.
Ahead of the May 2022 Elections, big changes are happening in the political arena. More and more political parties are also becoming vocal about their bets in the upcoming election.
Recently, an unexpected shifting of support took place as the national party Partido Reporma which was previously chaired by Sen. Ping Lacson shifted support and backed the presidential bid of another candidate.
Sen. Lacson resigned as chairman of Partido Demokratiko. It was followed shortly by the party announcing its support for the presidential bid of Vice Pres. Leni Robredo.
Despite Sen. Ping Lacson’s resignation as chairman of Partido Reporma, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the Senator remains the presidential candidate of the party as per his Certificate of Candidacy (COC).
Based on a report on GMA News, Comelec Commissioner George Garcia stressed that the poll body recognizes what was written in COC filed by a candidate. According to him, if the COC was filed on October 1, 2021, amendments are only allowed until October 8, 2021.
According to Partido Reporma President Pantaleon Alvarez, they have no doubts on the qualifications of Sen. Lacson but the people are allegedly not accepting his qualifications citing the survey results. The former Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief is lagging behind in survey results.
Vice Pres. Robredo who now has the support of Sen. Lacson’s former party is on the 2nd spot in survey results. Alvarez sees potential for the Vice President gaining more and more numbers. He also stressed that the Vice President is the one who is aligned to their party’s goal which is to reform the government and give the people a better future.
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