The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo denounced the joint press conference of other presidential candidates Senator Panfilo Lacson, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, and former Defense chief Norberto Gonzales, calling it mere “theatrics.” READ:
The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, April 17, denounced the joint press conference of other presidential candidates Senator Panfilo Lacson, Manila Mayor Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso, and former Defense chief Norberto Gonzales, calling it mere “theatrics.”While Robredo’s spokesman Barry Gutierrez wished the other candidates the “best,” he called out their media briefing for its “falsehood.
“Perhaps, silence would have had more depth; at the very least, it would exhibit less self-entitlement, fragility, and toxicity,” he added. He added that the “People’s Campaign” is already at a “great momentum” and the press conference made clear “which candidates can count on the people’s support when they enter voting booths on May 9.”
Lacson, Moreno, and Gonzales held a press conference on Sunday, April 17, to announce that they are not withdrawing from the race and also to criticize Robredo for supposedly asking them to withdraw.Lacson and Gonzales even alleged that they were offered money in exchange to withdrawing and campaigning for Robredo.