VIDEO: Kiko Pangilinan Joins Race For Vice President

VIDEO: Kiko Pangilinan Joins Race For Vice President


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Date:

October 8, 2021


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Sen. Kiko Pangilinan Files Candidacy for Vice President

KIKO PANGILINAN – Senator Kiko Pangilinan has declared he will run for vice president in May 2022 polls. He will be the running mate of Vice President Leni Robredo.

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is the husband of

Megastar


Sharon Cuneta

. He is the current party president of the Liberal Party. He also led the campaign bid of

Otso Diretso

in the 2019 midterm elections.

The 58-year-old politician is now serving his 3rd term in the Senate. In the latest Pulse Asia survey, for most preferred senatorial candidates, he was among who had a good chance of winning in next year’s election. He garnered a total of 26.8%.

Photo Source: PeoPlaid

After the news broke out that he’s going to be the running mate of Vice President

Leni Robredo

, Sen. Kiko Pangilinan lodged his COC at the Harbor Garden Tent in Pasay City on Friday, Oct. 8. The

COMELEC

had to set up a tent for the filing due to the threat of coronavirus (

COVID-19

).

Based on a report from Rappler, the politician’s vice-presidential bid was a last-minute decision. He has been chosen by various groups supporting the presidential bid of Robredo to be her running mate in the 2022 elections.


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VP Leni Robredo accompanied Kiko Pangilinan during the filing. Both of them have opposed several key policies of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s administration including “

drug war

,” “death penalty,” pro-China policies, and stance on the

West Philippine Sea

.

Kiko will contend with Senator

Christopher “Bong” Go

, Dr.

Willie Ong

, Senate President

Tito Sotto III

, and former Manila Mayor

Lito Atienza

for the 2

nd

highest elected post in the country. Sotto is an in-law of Kiko’s wife.

In a previous

article

, the veteran actress was asked if she will join her husband in the world of politics. She said she has no plan of running for any government position despite the fact that politics is in her blood.

Photo Source: Inquirer

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