Senator Ping Lacson Has a List of Candidates You Shouldn't Vote For
Outside of his responsibilities as a member of the Philippine legislative, Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson is also a fairly active user of social media. He is particularly fond of Twitter, which he uses to comment primarily on political issues of the day.
Recently, however, Lacson has been posting cryptic status messages to his over 16,000 Twitter followers. These “blind items” refer to this year’s senatorial candidates, or, more specifically, those who would not be getting his vote for one reason or another.
The tweets have garnered attention for their highly specific allegations of wrongdoings by the candidates, from whispers of corruption to accusations of political “turncoatism.”
While some people have tried to guess the identities in the blind items based on the context clues, others have simply begged Lacson to shed all notions of correctness and decorum and name these unfavored candidates. The senator has yet to yield to these requests and, given the nature of politics in these parts, it’s doubtful he ever will.
In any case, Lacson’s tweets are just the latest development in the circus that accompanies every election season in the Philippines.
See Lacson’s tweets below:
Candidates who won’t get my vote in May -
— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) March 2, 2019
Candidate No 1: He trained his eyes on an unspent Php 1.6B calamity fund in a LGU where a family member is mayor. He asked the person in charge to procure blankets for Php7,000 each. Actual market price is Php700 per blanket. (more..)
Candidates who won’t get my vote -
— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) March 2, 2019
Candidate No 2: His campaign promises include the passage of a measure that the 17th Congress has already legislated and signed into law by the president just recently. He’s a lazy idiot, ayaw mag-google, and shoots from the hip.
Candidates who won’t get my vote -
— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) March 3, 2019
Candidate No. 3: He has an acerbic tongue. When he dishes out his hate trait list, he has no clue he tops that list. He sounds entertaining sometimes but not electable at all.
Candidates who won’t get my vote -
— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) March 4, 2019
Candidate No. 4: Face, smile, character, credentials, advocacy - all fake. This candidate is not deserving even of a fake vote.
Candidates who won’t get my vote -
— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) March 6, 2019
Candidate No 5: When she speaks during public debates and fora, she sounds like she’s aspiring to implement the law, not legislate. She’s lost and confused and she’s confusing and losing the voters. She might as well run in 2022.
Candidates who won’t get my vote -
— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) March 6, 2019
Candidate No 6: His main campaign appeal is playing victim but in his heart, he knows he is the predator - having preyed on public funds. He is very good at both.
Candidates who won’t get my vote -
— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) March 7, 2019
Candidate No. 7: Wherever the weather is fine, he’s there for sure. He is a certified “Averrhoa carambola” a.k.a. ‘balimbing’.
