Vice President Leni Robredo is set to decide on her run before October 8, which is the last day for the filing of the certificate of candidacy (COC).
This was clarified yesterday by her spokesperson Attorney Barry Gutierrez in reaction to reports announced by 1Sambayan convenor Brother Armin Luistro that Robredo has already accepted the coalition’s nomination to be their standard-bearer.
“Naiintindihan naman namin na maraming excited. Maraming nag-aabang. Kaunting hintay na lang. October 8 ang filing at bago mag-October 8, ipapaalam niya ang kanyang desisyon,” said Gutierrez.
Gutierrez added that one of Robredo’s options is also to run for reelection in 2022.
On Sunday, Luistro clarified that Robredo did not tell him she would run for president. However, he said he believes Robredo will run for the presidency.
Last week, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV announced that he will continue to push for Vice President Leni Robredo to be the opposition’s presidential candidate in Election 2022.
However, if Robredo still does not decide whether to run for president by noon on October 8, Trillanes said he would run for president of the country as the “real” opposition.
Robredo will decide before October 8
“Tuloy ang pagtulak natin kay VP Leni to run for president. Kung tumuloy siya, ipanalo natin siya. Pero kung ‘di pa rin siya makapagdesisyon by 12 nn of October 8, tuloy na po ako ng pagka-presidente,” Trillanes said.
“‘Di po natin hahayaang matalo ang TUNAY na OPOSISYON ng ‘di man lang lumaban,” the former senator said.
Meanwhile, the Hugpong para kay Sara (HPS) citizens’ movement hopes Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte will run for President.
The group believes that Mayor Sara, who decided to file her certificate of candidacy (CoC) for her third term as mayor of Davao City, will change her mind.
Sara filed her candidacy at the same time as her father, President Rodrigo Duterte, declared that he would no longer run for vice president.
Earlier, the mayor announced the agreement that only one Duterte will run with their family in the 2022 national elections.
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