Lacson takes lessons from 2004 loss for fresh presidential bid Halalan2022
MANILA— Sen. Panfilo Lacson has set his sights on the presidency for the second time in his half-century career in government, this time more optimistic in securing a victory, thanks to "lessons learned" from his failed presidential bid nearly a decade ago.
In 2004, the former Philippine National Police chief was forced to campaign with only a few allies after the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino was spilt into two factions, with former Sen. Agapito "Butz" Aquino backing Lacson's candidacy and the late Sen. Edgardo Angara supporting the bid of actor Fernando Poe Jr."Ang liit ng grupo namin but these are very competent and qualified people," he said.
"We have very good and competent individuals na malaki 'yung grupo ," he said, noting that he now has more fire power and ground troops for the upcoming national polls.WINNING STREAK AND SOLID BASECandidates who seek the presidency again after losing their first bid tend to have worse results on their second or third attempts at bagging the country's top elected post, according to data from the Commission on Elections .
In the 1998 polls, late Sen. Raul Roco placed 3rd with 13.83 percent of votes, but dropped to 4th place with 6.45 percent in his second attempt in 2004. A winning streak "will always be at the back of the minds of voters" when it comes to presidential races, Ramirez explained. In Pulse Asia's September 6 to 11 polls, only 6 percent of respondents said they would vote for Lacson, placing the police chief-turned-senator behind 4 other presidential contenders.
Lacson still has enough time to "increase his public presence," said Dennis Coronacion, who chairs the University of Santo Tomas Department of Political Science."Hindi totally helpless si Lacson. He can do something about it. Puwede niya pang ayusin 'yan," he said.
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