Dr. Willie Ong (Photo from his Facebook account)
MANILA, Philippines — Dr. Willie Ong on Sunday vowed not to withdraw from the vice presidential race.
Ong, the running mate of Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said he will not leave his followers behind.
“Alam niyo naman, hindi ako nababayaran. Nagpapasok sila ng malinis sa pulitika, tuloy-tuloy ‘to until the end. ‘Di ko iiwan ‘yung followers ko, that’s non-negotiable,” Ong said in an ambush interview during the joint press conference of four presidential bets.
(You know that I am not paid. They let a pure one enter politics, it will continue until the end. I will not leave my followers, that’s non-negotiable.)
He added that only trolls are spreading speculations that he will be backing out.
During the joint press conference, Moreno announced that he, Senators Manny Pacquiao and Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, and former Defense Secretary Norberto Gonzales will be finishing the 2022 presidential race.
The presidential bets said that the press conference came after they were all talked out of gunning for the highest post in the country allegedly by the camp of Vice President Leni Robredo.