Independent presidential candidate Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Sunday urged the public to stop being silent and to start making themselves heard.
Lacson made the comment in a supporter’s rally he attended with and running-mate Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III at the Quezon Memorial Circle.
“Thank you ‘Pure Love’, ‘True Friends’, ‘Lacson Sotto Support Group’for organizing your ‘Supporters Rally’ and making it happen today. It’s time to stop being silent. Get out of your echo chamber to be heard by the people. No balloons, no umbrellas, no props. Just pure love,” Lacson said.
The tandem, along with their families received a rousing welcome from the supporters who organized the event that started in the afternoon and lasted past 8 p.m.
During the rally, Lacson said there is much work to do with just one month left in the campaign period.
He said supporters can make a difference by convincing their families and neighbors to vote for the most competent, qualified, and experienced candidates.
“Our work is not finished. Once we go home tonight, we have much to do in preparation for May 9. Let us talk to our families and neighbors and ask them to vote for the most qualified, experienced and competent – that’s Senate President Sotto and me,” he said.
Lacson and Sotto also reaffirmed their commitment to good governance by signing a pledge for a corruption-free government before their supporters at the rally.
“We, the Lacson-Sotto tandem, solemnly swear that if we are elected President and Vice President of the Philippines, we will ensure our administration will not be marred by corruption, thus making sure your votes for us are not wasted),” they said in their pledge.
“We will fulfill our promises to implement much-needed programs of government. We will put the interest of the Philippines and the Filipino first),” they added.