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Lacson, Sotto clarify: 'We are not asking anybody to withdraw'
Senator Panfilo Lacson urged presidential candidates to finish the May 9 race and not ask each other to withdraw.
Lacson and his running mate, Vicente Sotto III, clarified they are not asking any candidate to withdraw, nor do they want others to ask them to withdraw.
This statement was made after Lacson joined a press conference with Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso and former defense secretary Norberto Gonzales, who called for Vice President Leni Robredo to withdraw.
Domagoso, Lacson, Gonzales, and Senator Manny Pacquiao have committed not to withdraw from the presidential race.
Lacson emphasized that withdrawing from the race should be a personal decision.
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Senator Panfilo Lacson, former Defense Secretary Norberto Gonzales, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, and Senator Manny Pacquiao have stated they will not withdraw their presidential bids for the May 9 elections.
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Senator Panfilo Lacson stated he will not apologize to Vice President Leni Robredo, asserting he never urged her to withdraw her presidential bid.
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Manila Mayor Isko Moreno reiterated his call for Vice President Leni Robredo to withdraw her presidential bid, suggesting her run was primarily to block the Marcos family's return to power.
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Presidential aspirant Manny Pacquiao, through his campaign manager Buddy Zamora, rejected Manila Mayor Isko Moreno's call for Vice President Leni Robredo to withdraw from the presidential race.
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Vice President Leni Robredo's spokesperson, Barry Gutierrez, has denied allegations that Robredo asked other presidential candidates to withdraw from the May elections.
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