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.
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.
What did Lacson and Sotto do before setting their sights on the two highest positions in the country? Get to know the potential presidential and vice presidential candidates here.
LOOK: In their campaign launch, Lacson and Sotto dressed as your Filipino uncles at a family lunch in plaids, khakis, and jeans. #PHVote#WeDecidepic.twitter.com/O1GMcXRZgw
Ping Lacson, Tito Sotto both wearing checkered polos on the official launch of their campaign as president, vice president. Are they emulating the 'casual, unpretentious' Duterte branding that proved effective last 2016? #PHVote#WeDecidehttps://t.co/tRViHb8dmlpic.twitter.com/YxOAS9WgL6
LOOK: The Lacson-Sotto campaign taped launch has a mix of a live and a videoconference audience. Is this the future of campaign sorties in locked down Philippines?#PHVote#WeDecidepic.twitter.com/BS4Lz76hCg
Senate President Tito Sotto, running for vice president, vows to fix the country's problems under Rodrigo Duterte. What he seems to forget – wasn't he a backer of Duterte's regime before he turned his back on him? @rapplerdotcom#PHVote#WeDecide