2022 Philippine Elections

HIGHLIGHTS: Ping Lacson, Tito Sotto announce 2022 candidacy for president, VP

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HIGHLIGHTS: Ping Lacson, Tito Sotto announce 2022 candidacy for president, VP

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Senator Panfilo Lacson and Senate President Vicente Sotto III launch their campaign on Wednesday, September 8, making them the first tandem to formally announce their presidential and vice presidential candidacies in the 2022 elections.

The campaign is historic for another reason: It is the Philippines’ first taped campaign launch of a presidential and vice presidential tandem. Recorded and edited before airing, the Lacson-Sotto launch is a preview of election campaigns during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The launch takes place at 11 am (Manila time) on Wednesday, September 8.

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WATCH: Lacson and Sotto’s speeches at the campaign launch

In his speech, Senator Ping Lacson attacks President Duterte directly, but prior to this, Lacson was known as a senator who held an agree-in-some-disagree-in-some stand with the administration.

HIGHLIGHTS: Ping Lacson, Tito Sotto announce 2022 candidacy for president, VP

Senate President Tito Sotto makes it clear that he wants President Duterte out. But before, Sotto was known to mostly back and defend the Duterte government.

HIGHLIGHTS: Ping Lacson, Tito Sotto announce 2022 candidacy for president, VP

FAST FACTS: 2022 presidential nominee Ping Lacson, vice presidential nominee Tito Sotto

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HIGHLIGHTS: Ping Lacson, Tito Sotto announce 2022 candidacy for president, VP

Lacson-Sotto campaign launch finishes in exactly 30 minutes

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Ping Lacson and Tito Sotto formally launch their 2022 candidacy

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