Independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said he still has sufficient funds for the remainder of the campaign season.

In a statement Tuesday, Lacson said this is because many friends continue to contribute to his cause.

He added that his camp will tweak its messaging to overcome the notion of some voters that their votes could be wasted if they vote for him because of his low survey numbers.

He said he will direct his messages to the voters instead of going through political leaders, some of whom are not happy with his strong stand against abuses of the pork barrel system.

“I’m directly banking on voters who will signify their intention to actually vote for me,” Lacson added.

He also admitted to tweaking his campaign to “We Have a Leader!” from the previous slogan of “We Need a Leader” coined by former House Speaker and Partido Reporma president Pantaleon Alvarez, who is now backing the candidacy of Vice President Leni Robredo.

“Kung hindi na para sa akin yan since siya ang unang nag-concoct ng phrase ‘We Need a Leader’, I might reconsider tweaking it. We’re going to adopt probably something like ‘We Have A Leader.’ Mas maganda di ba (If the We Need A Leader phrase is no longer for me since it was Alvarez who first concocted it, I may reconsider tweaking it to ‘We Have a Leader.’ Isn’t it much better)?” he said. (PNA)

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