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VP bet Lito Atienza casts vote in a wheelchair

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<p>MANILA -- Vice presidential candidate and former Manila Mayor Lito Atienza voted on Monday for Halalan 2022. </p><p>Poll officials at the Rafael Palma Elementary School in Manila brought out a ballot and its corresponding secrecy folder to Atienza, who showed up to the voting precinct in a wheelchair.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">VP bet Lito Atienza, dumating na sa Rafael Palma Elem School sa Maynila. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Halalan2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Halalan2022</a> <a href="https://t.co/qrpP2RLXm8">pic.twitter.com/qrpP2RLXm8</a></p>— robert mano (@robertmanodzmm) <a href="https://twitter.com/robertmanodzmm/status/1523513530544443392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 9, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Deputy Speaker Lito Atienza, bumoboto na. Dahil bagong opera inilabas na lang ang kanyang balota at binabantayan ng electoral board at mga poll watcher. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Halalan2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Halalan2022</a> | via <a href="https://twitter.com/robertmanodzmm?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@robertmanodzmm</a> <a href="https://t.co/OjhJVSX5R9">pic.twitter.com/OjhJVSX5R9</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1523517995779526657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 9, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The former Manila mayor underwent knee surgery in February, causing him to skip vice presidential debates and campaign activities with this running mate, presidential aspirant Sen. Manny Pacquiao.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/20/22/sara-duterte-lito-atienza-expected-to-skip-vp-debate">Sara Duterte-Carpio, Lito Atienza expected to skip Comelec-organized VP debate</a></li></ul><p>Atienza surprised many when he filed his Certificate of Candidacy for Vice President in October last year. </p><p>He said his move to join Pacquiao as a running mate was a last minute decision, although he had been repeatedly persuaded by the boxing champ.</p><p>The Buhay Party-list representative has had a close relationship with Pacquiao since he was Manila mayor and Pacquiao had yet to achieve global fame.</p><p>L&amp;M Gym, where Pacquiao used to train as a fledgling fighter, is in Sampaloc district in Manila beside the University of Santo Tomas.</p><p>Nine candidates are vying for the vice presidency in this year&#x27;s elections.</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/P0z4PzjjHX0?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Vice presidential candidate and former Manila Mayor Lito Atienza has voted in Halalan 2022. 