Duterte has been publicly toying with the idea of running for vice president for weeks. Endorsement, especially by a popular sitting president like Duterte, will also likely prove to be an advantage for them. Prospective Lacson-Sotto slateAside from the three prospective candidates that they have in common with the supposed PDP-Laban slate, the Lacson-Sotto tandem also listed the following:Sorsogon Gov. Ben Evardone, PDP-Laban vice president for the Visayas, disclosed President Duterte's working list of senatorial bets to CNN Philippines on Tuesday. An alliance of labor and workers' groups fielded their own senatorial slate in the 2019 elections.

Source: Philippine Star July 22, 2021 05:48 UTC