SAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Francisco Bureau) – Fugitive ex-Comelec Chair Andy Bautista timed his public announcement of his run for the Philippine presidency in 2028 so perfectly.

He made his announcement on June 1st, the start of (LGBTQ) Pride Month in the U.S.

Bautista is running under a platform close to his heart: equality for all — regardless of gender, sexual orientation or fetishes.

(Bautista is said to be hiding in the U.S. to escape a warrant of arrest issued to him by the Philippine Senate for ignoring a subpoena in connection with a hearing on his alleged unexplained wealth.)

The leather and BDSM (bondage, discipline (or domination), sadism and masochism) communities in San Francisco are throwing their full support for Bautista whom they hope will become the first ever world leader to rule with a leather whip.

(Orman O. Mansansala for The Adobo Chronicles)