Thursday, September 27, 2012

Lenie Robredo not interested in running


From: People’s Journal
           journal.com.ph

Lenie Robredo, widow of the late DILG Sec. Jesse Robredo, is not interested in running for senator in next year’s elections.

Lenie relayed her decision to House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, who then informed media. There had been reports that the Liberal Party (LP) that the LP was talking to Lenie about being their 12th senatorial candidate.

The LP-Nacionalista Party (NP)-Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) alliance has only 11 candidates, after Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon decided not to join the senatorial race.          

House Deputy Speaker Erin Tanada, who had publicly expressed his intention to run for senator, has been nixed by the allainace.

Belmonte explained that the LP did not include Tañada in its senatorial line up because of his poor ratings in recent surveys.

Belmonte said that while he personally supports and wants Tañada as an LP senatorial candidate, the party is putting much weight on the ratings. ###

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