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Willie Ong to resign from Lakas-CMD, join Aksyon Demokratiko: party official

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Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/09/22/20210922-isko-halalan2022-bid-jc-030753380-s.jpg"/><figcaption>Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso declares his 2022 presidential bid at the Baseco Community playground in Tondo Manila on September 22, 2021. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA— Dr. Willie Ong will resign from the Lakas-CMD this week and transfer to Aksyon Demokratiko next week, an Aksyon official said Wednesday, hours after the cardiologist was officially introduced as a vice presidential contender in the 2022 national elections.</p><p>Ong will stand as the vice presidential bet in tandem with Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso, Aksyon Demokratiko&#x27;s standard bearer in next year&#x27;s polls.</p><p>“We are about to process his entry with the membership committee,&quot; Aksyon Demokratiko Ernest Ramel Jr. told ABS-CBN News.</p><p>&quot;We are just waiting for his official resignation with Lakas… We expect that by Monday he will be a member of the party,&quot; he said in a text message.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/22/21/mayor-isko-launches-2022-presidential-bid">Isko Moreno Domagoso announces 2022 presidential bid in Baseco</a></li></ul><p>Ong is the incumbent Lakas-CMD vice president for Health Services.</p><p>Domagoso and Ong launched their 2022 bid in an hour-long ceremony in Baseco, where they both grew up.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/22/21/analyst-explains-why-doc-willie-is-perfect-for-isko">‘Stroke of genius’? Analyst explains why Doc Willie is ‘perfect’ for Isko</a></li></ul><p>Ong, a cardiologist by profession and a prolific vlogger, is expected to run a campaign focused on health services and platforms designed to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1779709" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Dr. Willie Ong will resign from the Lakas-CMD this week and transfer to Aksyon Demokratiko next week, an Aksyon official said Wednesday.

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Willie Ong to resign from Lakas-CMD, join Aksyon Demokratiko: party official

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Sep 22, 2021 06:55 PM PHT

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