Lacson quits Partido Reporma after party brass backs Robredo | Butch Fernandez and Samuel P. Medenilla
SEN. Panfilo Lacson opted to run as an independent candidate in the presidential race, announcing on Thursday his resignation as chairman of the Partido ng Demokratikong Reporma (PDR) after its party leaders decided to back another candidate for president – later revealed as Vice President Leni Robredo. "Today, I officially…