Presidential hopeful Lacson files candidacy with Sotto as running-mateSenate President Vicente Sotto III and Sen. Panfilo Lacson file their candidacies before the Commission on Elections on October 6, 2021. "Between Sen. Lacson and I are 42 years of legislation, which we firmly believe holds an excellent track record," Sotto said in his own speech. Lacson placed sixth in Pulse Asia's most recent presidential survey while Sotto topped the vice presidential poll. Sotto leads President Rodrigo Duterte, a vice presidential hopeful at the time the survey was conducted, by 11 points. Before he won his first Senate seat in 2010, Sotto served as vice mayor of Quezon City.

Source: Philippine Star October 06, 2021 03:20 UTC