Aksyon Demokratiko

Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto has exited the political party Aksyon Demokratiko, said the party's Secretary General Ernest Ramel to INQUIRER.net on Wednesday.

We wish him the best of luck and hope that he will continue to be an inspiration to aspiring young leaders out there,” Ramel concluded. “He resigned effective June 30th, but I got the letter around July–end of July. In a followup statement to the media, Ramel expressed his party’s sadness over Sotto’s exit, saying that they had hoped Sotto to “be the future of Aksyon Demokratiko.”

PASIG City Mayor Victor Ma. Regis "Vico" Sotto has resigned from Aksyon Demokratiko party, he and the party announced on Wednesday.

Aksyon Demokratiko was founded by the late senator Raul Roco. "He is one of the inspirations of the party to be better and we were hoping that he will be the future of Aksyon Demokratiko," he said. In his letter addressed to Ramel, Sotto said that the party was headed toward a "different direction" because of "recent events" and believes that "we are no longer a group of individuals with similar political goals and ideals".

By Gabriela Baron. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto has resigned from political party Aksyon Demokratiko, he announced on Wednesday, Nov. 2.

It is, in part, because of this respect that I decided to delay my resignation until after the 2022 National and Local Elections,” he added. Sotto joined Aksyon Demokratiko in 2018. But since media has now reported it, here is my resignation letter.

Aksyon Demokratiko is keeping its doors open to Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto despite his decision to leave the political party after the May 2022 elections.

(1st UPDATE) Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto says in his resignation letter dated June 30 that he no longer believes the party is 'a group of individuals with ...

We wish him the best of luck and hope that he will continue to be an inspiration to aspiring young leaders out there,” Ramel added. confirmed the resignation to Rappler on Wednesday, saying the party received the resignation letter in late July. “He is one of the inspirations of the party to be better and we were hoping that he will be the future of Aksyon Demokratiko,” said Ramel. Ramel said the party was “saddened” by Sotto’s decision to step down as party executive vice president and member. Sotto said he decided to delay his resignation until after the 2022 elections due to his “highest respect for the party’s leadership and members.” Sotto confirmed this after ABS-CBN reported on details of his resignation letter, where he said he resigned as he no longer shared “similar political goals and ideals” with the group.

Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto has resigned from Aksyon Demokratiko, citing differences with the party's other members.

“I believe that we are no longer a group of individuals with similar political goals and ideals. In a separate statement to reporters, Ramel said Aksyon Demokratiko is not closing its doors to Sotto should he decide to return. In his letter addressed to Aksyon Demokratiko chairman Ernesto Ramel Jr., Sotto said “events made it apparent that the party is now headed toward a different direction.”

Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto has resigned from Aksyon Demokratiko, the party's chairperson Ernest Ramel said in a report.

To me, this defeats the purpose of being a member of a political party,” Sotto said in the letter. It is, in part, because of this respect that I decided to delay my resignation until after the 2022 national and local elections,” he said, quoted by the GMA News report. I believe that we are no longer a group of individuals with similar political goals and ideals.