Vice President Leni Robredo’s spokesperson Barry Gutierrez said that she will decide soon on whether or not to run for president in 2022.
This was Gutierrez’s response to calls from groups including urban poor labor leaders, lawyers, teachers, LGBT community, among others, urging Robredo to run in 2022.
“Malapit na tayo sa panahong tinukoy niya para sa pagpapahayag ng kanyang desisyon,” Gutierrez said in a statement.
“Nagpapasalamat si VP Leni sa lahat ng mga nagpahayag ng kanilang tiwala at suporta. Kasama sa kanyang proseso ng pagdedesisyon ang pakikinig sa mga panawagang ito,” he added.
The Vice President earlier said that she is open to running for president, but she needs to consider a number of factors before joining the presidential race.
“Nananatili akong bukas na maging kandidato sa pagka Pangulo. Maraming konsiderasyon ang isinasaalang alang pero siguradong mag dedesisyon ako sa tamang panahon,” she said.
Robredo said that she will inform the public whatever her decision will be.
Robredo believes that there should only be one opposition candidate to run in the 2022 national elections to defeat the administration candidate in the presidential race.
