MANILA, Philippines—Senator Panfilo Lacson formally declined Tuesday the offer of opposition coalition 1Sambayan for him to be a part of its presidential nominees for the 2022 national elections.
In his letter to 1Sambayan convenor and retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio, Lacson addressed earlier invitations and requests he received from the coalition.
One of the communications from 1Sambayan invites Lacson to serve as a reactor in a town hall meeting organized by the coalition regarding national security and foreign policy on June 19. Another one was a request from 1Sambayan for Lacson to submit a 30-second video and a one-pager profile, supposedly since the senator…
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