‘Apply now, suffer later,’ says Lacson on next President

MANILA, Philippines — Consider this a fair warning from Senator Panfilo Lacson for those wanting to run for president in the 2022 elections.

In a tweet on Tuesday, Lacson said Philippines’ next leader will inherit the country’s “bad economy,” territorial issues concerning the West Philippines Sea, the pandemic and the national debt, which could balloon to nearly P12 trillion by end-2021.

“Apply now, suffer later,” said the senator.

The next President will deal with the following:

Bad economy
West Philippine Sea
Covid-19
P12T national debt
Corruption, drugs, peace and order
50% increase in IRA
17.7% unemployment rate
30.7% hunger rate
MUP Pension (P9.6T seed fund)
Low tax revenue

Apply now, suffer later.

— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) February 1, 2021

Addressing corruption, drugs as well as ensuring peace and order are also among the issues that the next President will have to manage, according to the senator.

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