Ping Lacson runs as indy candidate backed by Marcos

Former Senator Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson announced on Friday that he will run as an independent senatorial candidate for the 2025 elections.

Despite running independently, Lacson is a guest candidate of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) and part of Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas, a coalition of five major political parties including Partido Federal ng Pilipinas, National Unity Party, Lakas-CMD, Nacionalista Party, and NPC.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. endorsed Lacson as one of his 12 senatorial bets during an announcement at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City.

Lacson expressed confidence that if elected, he will uphold his role as a fiscalizer aligned with President Marcos's motto: 'Ang tama ay ipaglaban; ang mali ay labanan' (Fight for what is right and fight against what is wrong).

In the 2022 elections, Lacson ran as an independent presidential candidate after resigning from his position in Partido ng Demokratikong Reporma.

His vice presidential running mate in 2022, former Senate President Vicente Sotto III from NPC, is also among the administration's senatorial bets for the upcoming elections.