Vice President Leni Robredo is ready to face defeated candidate Bongbong Marcos in the 2022 elections if both of them will go head to head in the presidential race.
Marcos, the son of the former dictator, said that he is confident that he can win this time around against Robredo after losing in the 2016 elections.
“Kung ano iyong mapili ng unity ticket, tatakbo ako. Kung ako iyon. Kung one-on-one na Bongbong Marcos, lalaban ako kahit dehado,” Robredo said.
Robredo beat Marcos by over 260,000 votes in the vice presidential race in 2016.
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Marcos appealed the result but suffered another loss from the Presidential Electoral Tribunal.
“Kung kahit sino ang kalaban, basta ako iyong pipiliin ng anti-admin forces, laban ako,” she said.
“Iyong pine-prevent ko lang naman na kami-kami maghihiwa-hiwalay. Iyon iyong pine-prevent ko kaya nag-e-exert ako ng effort na pag-isahin lahat,” Robredo explained.
Robredo is still hoping that she could still meet with Manila Mayor Isko Moreno and Senator Manny Pacquiao to discuss their 2022 political plans before October 8.
“Mayroong plano. Mayroong plano pero hindi pa siya natutuloy,” Robredo said in an interview in Pampanga.
“Tuloy-tuloy pa rin iyong effort na magkaroon ng, sana unity ticket before Oct. 8,” she said.
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Robredo is still undecided on her 2022 plans amid groups calling her to run for the country’s top post.
But both Pacquiao and Moreno are higher in presidential surveys than Robredo.
Robredo recently met with the two potential candidates but details remain elusive on the outcome of the meaning.
“Ayaw ko rin na parang i-preempt. Ayaw kong i-preempt iyong detalye ng mga pinagmi-mitingan kasi ayaw ko rin na iyon pa tuloy iyong maging dahilan para hindi matuloy iyong mga usapan,” she added. (TDT)
