Vice President Leni Robredo is not yet giving up on the possibility of running for president in the 2022 elections amid her recent talks with Senators Ping Lacson and Dick Gordon.
“At this point, the Vice President is still looking at a possible presidential run next year. But the first objective is to make sure that an opposition candidate wins. Therefore, step one is to unite everybody,” Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said.
“If she becomes the most viable candidate, she will ask the others to come around and support her because the objective is to have a united front. So, the assessment that she has given up is totally wrong and baseless,” he added.
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Earlier, former Senator Antonio Trillanes expresses his dismay over the talks that happened between Robredo and confirmed tandem of Lacson and Senate Sotto.
In a tweet, Trillanes reminded Robredo and the Liberal Party that Sotto was the one who pushed for the imprisonment of detained Senator Leila De Lima.
“VP Leni, I hope this is not true. Pero kung totoo ito, pasensya na po pero the Magdalo Group would not join you and LP kung mag give way kayo para kay Sen. Lacson. May I remind you also na si Sen. Lacson ay isa sa nagtulak sa unjust imprisonment of your partymate, Sen. De lima,” he said.
Lacson earlier said that he and Sotto met with Robredo and other members of the Liberal Party last week.
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He says he has no authority to disclose what they discussed in that meeting.
The Liberal Party earlier said it’s reaching out to Lacson for possible alliance.
Robredo spokesperson Atty. Barry Gutierrez confirmed the meeting and said that Robredo was working “to forge the broadest possible unity among groups and individuals seeking change in 2022. (TDT)
