Mocha won't accept new gov't appointment, still undecided about 2019 run

Mocha Uson won't accept another appointment from President Rodrigo Duterte after resigning as assistant secretary of the Philippine Communications Operations Office on Wednesday.

Uson made the categorical pronouncement in a live interview with Mel Tiangco on "24 Oras" hours after her resignation from the PCOO post.

"Sa totoo lang po, masaya na po ako sa pagiging private citizen. Kasi, alam niyo, nu'ng ako 'yung napasok sa gubyerno ay nabusalan po ako dahil taon-taon na lamang po na ako'y sinasabihan na 'wag punahin ang ilang mambababatas dahil iipitin ang budget ng PCOO, sa Senado o sa Kongreso," she said.

"Mas mabuti na lang pong ganito po ako — balik po sa pagiging blogger at kung ano po ako nu'ng panahon ng kampanya ay mas ipagtatanggol ko pa po si Pangulong Duterte at ang interes ng ordinaryong mamamayan ngayon pong ako po ay isang pribadong citizen na po," she added.

Uson was a vocal online advocate for the Duterte campaign in the 2016 elections, before joining the government as a board member of the Movie and Television Review And Classification Board (MTRCB) in January 2017.

In May 2017, she moved to the PCOO post, where she drew criticism for allegedly spreading disinformation and "fake news" on her personal blog.

But while she wasn't open to any appointive post, Uson said she is still undecided about whether to run for office in next year's elections.

"Ang sagot ko po diyan ay magko-konsulta po muna ako sa iba't ibang mga grupo, kokonsultahan ko rin po ang mga netizens at ang sabi din naman ng Pangulo ay 'let the people decide'," she told GMA News' "24 Oras."

"So hindi ko pa po talaga alam kung anong mangyayari sa mga susunod na araw po," she added. —JST, GMA News