2004 Presidential Campaign
Lacson ran for President in the 2004 general election against the incumbent President, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. His candidacy stirred disagreements with its party president, Edgardo Angara. The COMELEC decided to follow what was done in the Quirino-Avelino case splitting the certificates of votes into half. Angara appealed the case before the Supreme Court and reversed the COMELEC decision.
Lacson resigned from the party upon hearing the news. He continued campaigning and in the elections, he finished third, ahead of The Late Senator Raul Roco and Bro. Eddie Villanueva.
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