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LP formally asks Leni Robredo to be Roxas' VP in 2016 polls
(Updated 1:35 p.m.) The Liberal Party has formally asked Rep. Leni Robredo to be the running mate of its presumptive standard bearer, former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas II, for the 2016 elections, GMA News' Saleema Refran said.
Robredo, widow of the late Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, however, said she is still contemplating on whether to accept the offer or not, GMA News stringer Mike Biando reported.
Robredo said she will have a final decision before October 12, the filing of certificate of candidacy.
YACAP Party-list Rep. Carol Jayne Lopez shared photos of Robredo and Roxas taken on Friday in Naga City.
Robredo reportedly sought the guidance of Archbishop Rolly Tirona regarding the matter.
In another photo shared by Rep. Lopez, Roxas was seen driving Robredo in Naga City.
‘Lifeline’
Robredo, widow of the late Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, however, said she is still contemplating on whether to accept the offer or not, GMA News stringer Mike Biando reported.
Robredo said she will have a final decision before October 12, the filing of certificate of candidacy.
YACAP Party-list Rep. Carol Jayne Lopez shared photos of Robredo and Roxas taken on Friday in Naga City.
Administration bet Mar Roxas II and Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo get a blessing from Archbishop Rolly Tirona during a meeting in Naga City on Friday, September 18. Robredo has been formally asked by the Liberal Party to be Roxas' runnning mate in 2016. Rep. Carol Lopez
Robredo reportedly sought the guidance of Archbishop Rolly Tirona regarding the matter.
In another photo shared by Rep. Lopez, Roxas was seen driving Robredo in Naga City.
Administration bet Mar Roxas II drives Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo in Naga on Friday, September 18. Rep. Carol Lopez
‘Lifeline’
Robredo also said that she posted on her Facebook account a photograph of her late husband with a question "Can I use my lifeline?" The post has been deleted.
She said that she is now feeling the pressure of accepting the offer to run for vice president.
Refran said that in her prayers, Robredo asked a sign from her late husband on what to do.
Refran said that in her prayers, Robredo asked a sign from her late husband on what to do.
Robredo earlier said that she has no plans to seek the presidency and is instead contemplating seeking re-election or running for the Senate.
Roxas is in Naga City with Robredo and other members of LP.
LP convention
The Liberal Party will have a convention on Sept. 28 to finalize the selection of Roxas' running mate, Caloocan City Rep. Edgar Erice, LP’s vice president for political affairs, said on Thursday.
Erice said the ruling party is unfazed by the tandem of Senators Grace Poe and Francis Escudero because it will have a vice president to nominate when the National Executive Council (NECO) convenes on Sept. 28. —with Amita Legaspi/KG/KBK, GMA News
LP convention
The Liberal Party will have a convention on Sept. 28 to finalize the selection of Roxas' running mate, Caloocan City Rep. Edgar Erice, LP’s vice president for political affairs, said on Thursday.
Erice said the ruling party is unfazed by the tandem of Senators Grace Poe and Francis Escudero because it will have a vice president to nominate when the National Executive Council (NECO) convenes on Sept. 28. —with Amita Legaspi/KG/KBK, GMA News
