Nagresign bilang miyembro ng Lakas-NUCD si Dr. Willie Ong matapos tanggapin ang alok ni Mayor Isko Moreno bilang kanyang bise presidente ng Aksyon Demokratiko, isang political party na itinatag ng yumaong si dating Senador Raul Roco.
Nagpadala ng resignation letter nitong Miyerkules si Dr. Ong, na araw rin na isinapubliko nila ni Moreno ang kanilang tandem sa 2022.
“With all due respect, and after having accepted the offer of Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso to be his vice presidential runningmate in the forthcoming elections, I hereby tender my resignation as a member of Lakas-CMD,” sulat ni Ong.
“I take this opportunity to thank the party and you in particular, for having graciously accepted me into the party in the 2019 elections, and gave me a Certificate of Nomination and Acceptance at that time,” aniya
Archdiocese of Manila, hindi mag-eendorso ng kandidato sa eleksyon
Dagdag pa niya: “Though politics may bring us at different paths, please know that I continue to hold you in high esteem and my family will always treasure your friendship.”
Makakalaban ni Ong sina Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte at Senate President Vicente Sotto III sa halalan 2022.
Si Ong ay isang medical practitioner na may 16 milyon na followers sa social media.
Ben Rosario
