PHTransportation Secretary Arthur Tugade and Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III are reconsidering their plans to run for Senate after President Rodrigo Duterte decided not to seek the vice presidential post in Eleksyon 2022, PDP-Laban president and Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said Monday.
“We are meeting today, about their [Tugade and Bello] status whether to run or not. Nu’ng nag-usap kami, we had a long meeting. When he (Duterte) decided not to run, emotions are running (high), nu’ng ginusto ng Pangulo na umayaw,” Cusi said in an ANC interview.
(When we talked, we had a long meeting. When he decided not to run, emotions are running high, that is the time when the President decided to withdraw.)
“Now, they are assessing whether they will also withdraw or not file their candidacy kasi gusto nila kung tatakbo sila kasama nila si Pangulo (because they want to run and campaign with the President),” he added.
On the other hand, Cusi said presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, PACC chairman Greco Belgica, and Public Works Secretary Mark Villar will still push through with their senatorial bids.
Cusi said they have more than 12 aspirants being eyed for their senatorial slate in Eleksyon 2022, including candidates from other parties.
He said they will still discuss their final line-up but he cannot divulge the names of their guest candidates as they have yet to get clearance from the concerned individuals.
On September 8, You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. the following as their nominees for senator: Bello, Panelo, Tugade, Leyte Representative Lucy Torres-Gomez, Roque, Villar, Belgica, and Sagip party-list Representative Rodante Marcoleta.
It was earlier reported that Torres-Gomez would not seek a Senate seat. She will be You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in Ormoc City, Leyte— the position which her husband, Richard Gomez, is currently holding.—AOL, GMA News
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