With a month left before the filing of certificate of candidacies, things are already heating up for the 2022 elections.

Individuals aiming for elective positions are expected to conduct high-profile events to launch their candidacies. Political parties, meanwhile, will gather in national conventions and formally announce their nominees.

Who are the nominees? What happened during these events? Rappler collates all the important information and stories in this page.

This will updated as more national conventions are announced. Stay tuned!

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Lacson-Sotto

Ping Lacson social media

Nominees

• President: Senator Panfilo Lacson
• Vice president: Senator Vicente Sotto III

Date: Pre-taped but aired on September 8, 2021

Location: Not disclosed to the public

Number of attendees: Not disclosed to the public, but the event had a mix of live and online audience

Watch the full program

Highlights

• Sotto said: 
  • They are the tandem with KKK, which means katapangan, kakayahan, katapatan (courage, competence, honesty).
  • The Philippines is facing several problems – including corruption, bad pandemic response, among others – and it is the poor that is burdened.
  • The public cannot anymore turn a blind eye to what is happening, and it is time to act.
  • The country needs a leader that values morality.
• Lacson:
  • Took a swipe at President Duterte for the latter’s bad governance, defeatist stance on the West Philippine Sea, and the failed war on drugs, among others.
  • Said that right governance should be leadership by example: “No leader can succeed if he cannot practice what he preaches.”
  • Said that they are working on a “road map” for the country’s COVID-19 recovery.
• Lacson’s high-profile endorsers include businesswoman Robina Gokongwei-Pei, calling the senator her “white knight” after rescuing her from kidnappers in 1981.

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• Rappler Talk: Panfilo Lacson on his second bid for the presidency in 2022
• What Lacson learned from losing in the 2004 presidential election
• Lacson: 2022 unity talks useless without agreement on ‘action plan’
• Lacson-Sotto want to be your ‘alternative’ candidates for 2022
• Lacson hits Duterte for ‘double standard’ in failed drug war
• Rappler Talk: Producing the Lacson-Sotto campaign launch

For more information and context, visit Rappler’s page for the Lacson-Sotto campaign launch.

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PDP-Laban (Cusi Faction)

Date: September 8, 2021

Location: San Fernando, Pampanga

Nominees

• President: Senator Christopher “Bong” Go
• Vice president: President Rodrigo Duterte

• Senators
  • Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III
  • Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo
  • Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade
  • Leyte 4th District Representative Lucy Torres-Gomez
  • Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque
  • Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar
  • Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission Commissioner Greco Belgica
  • House Deputy Speaker Rodante Marcoleta

Number of attendees: Around 400

Full program: PDP-Laban only livestreamed the speech of its chairperson, President Rodrigo Duterte.

Highlights

• Duterte 
  • Hit the opposition, saying that the issues related to the coronavirus funds are part of a smear campaign: “Pagsisira lang.”
  • Defended Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, Chinese businessman Michael Yang, and those involved in the anomalous pandemic procurement. 
  • Rehashed his usual tirades against about illegal drugs, threats to kill those who would destroy the country, and guarantees to assume full responsibility for police who kill in line of duty. 
  • Said he is running for vice president for the love of country and to ensure continuity.
  • Said the public should learn to live with the coronavirus since the end is not yet in sight. 
• Go reitered his decision not to run after the event.

Related stories

• FAST FACTS: PDP-Laban nominees for the 2022 Philippine elections
• Will PDP-Laban survive Duterte?
• TIMELINE: PDP-Laban’s infightings, legal battles among factions
• It’s on: PDP-Laban factions battle for recognition before Comelec
• Cusi group asks Comelec: Declare Pacquiao camp as ‘illegitimate’ PDP-Laban
• Amid pandemic work, 4 Duterte Cabinet members tapped to run for senator
• [PODCAST] Beyond the Stories: Gulo sa PDP-Laban

For more information and context, visit Rappler’s page for the PDP-Laban Cusi faction national convention.

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PDP-Laban

PDP-Laban (Pacquiao Faction)

Date: September 19, 2021

Location: Quezon City, but largely held virtually

Nominee:

• President: Senator Manny Pacquiao

Number of attendees: Around 10,000 attended via Zoom, according to organizers

Full program:

Highlights

• Pacquiao said:
  • He can connect to the masses because he experienced poverty.
  • He never backed off from a fight: “Sa laban ng prinsipyo, karangalan ng bayan ay tumayo ako, nanindigan, at nakikipaglaban.”
  • Change is really needed in the Philippines.
  • It is time to clean up the government and end corruption: “Sawa na kami sa inyong mga pangako, sa inyong mga dahilan.”
• Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, son of PDP-Laban founder Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel Jr., said they would “formally fight back against the hijackers.”

Related stories

• Ex-Duterte allies in party row: ‘We will fight back against hijackers’
• Manny Pacquiao to run for president in 2022
• Rappler Talk: Manny Pacquiao and his political, boxing future in 2022
• Will PDP-Laban survive Duterte?
• TIMELINE: PDP-Laban’s infightings, legal battles among factions

For more information and context, visit Rappler’s page for the PDP-Laban Pacquiao faction national assembly.

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Aksyon Demokratiko (Isko Moreno)

Date: September 22, 2021

Location: Baseco Compound in Tondo, Manila

Nominee:

• President: Manila Mayor Isko Moreno
• Vice president: Dr. Willie Ong

Number of attendees: Not indicated

Full program:

Highlights

• Moreno:
  • Emphasized his rise from poverty and not belonging to a powerful political clan
  • Described himself as one who always engages in “real talk” and does not play coy
  • Slammed the government’s pandemic response and alleged misuse of public funds
  • Said his platform was already pilot-tested in Manila
  • Will welcome criticism in order to improve policies and services

• Ong:
  • Said his vice presidential bid was unplanned and surprised many
  • Promised to address problems faced by frontliners

Related stories

• Rappler Talk Newsmaker: Isko Moreno and his presidential bid
• Isko Moreno pitches ‘inclusive, open’ governance in campaign launch
• Isko Moreno: From the slums of Tondo to Manila’s throne
• Who is Doc Willie Ong, Isko Moreno’s VP?
• Isko’s COVID-19 plan: Boost healthcare system while opening economy
• Rappler Talk Newsmaker: Lito Banayo on leading Isko Moreno’s 2022 campaign

For more information and context, visit Rappler’s page for Isko Moreno’s candidacy launch.

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Kilusang Bagong Lipunan

Date: September 24, 2021

Location: Binangonan, Rizal

Nominee:

• President: Former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.

Number of attendees: Not indicated

Video:

Highlight

• Marcos has yet to decide on KBL’s nomination. In a separate forum, he said he will respond “when the time comes,” adding that “it’s not something that should be rushed.”

Related stories

• KBL nominates Bongbong Marcos for president
• Bongbong Marcos asked Cambridge Analytica to ‘rebrand’ family image
• Networked propaganda: How the Marcoses are using social media to reclaim Malacañang
• Pre-2016 all over again? Bongbong Marcos visits Sara Duterte in Davao City

For more information and context, visit Rappler’s page for KBL’s event.

– Rappler.com