{"id":132930,"date":"2017-11-21T04:05:36","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T09:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=132930"},"modified":"2018-08-14T23:06:43","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T03:06:43","slug":"mocha-i-will-not-run-for-senator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/21\/mocha-i-will-not-run-for-senator\/","title":{"rendered":"Mocha: I will not run for senator"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Mocha Uson (Photo<\/a> by Alex Nuevaespa\u00f1a via Senate of the Philippines\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson said she is not keen in seeking a Senate seat as she \u201chates politics.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, Uson, citing her loyalty to President Rodrigo Duterte, said she will run if the latter asks her to do so.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will not run for senator\u2026 I hate politics. It\u2019s a common saying that in politics, there are no permanent friends, nor are there permanent enemies. Your closest friend, your party mate, or even your most loyal ally today may be your worst enemy tomorrow \u2013 and that\u2019s just not for me,\u201d Uson said in her weekly column in the Philippine Star.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy loyalty is to the President when it comes to the government…I know how hard he works for the Filipinos and if he deems it necessary to have me serve the people as a Senator, then I will follow his direction\u2026I will only run if the President asks me to do so, to help hasten the progress of building a better future for the Filipinos,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez earlier included Uson as among those being considered by the ruling party\u00a0Partido Demokratiko Pilipino\u2013Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) to be on its senatorial ticket for the 2019 mid-term elections.<\/p>\n

Uson made these statements to address \u201crumor mongers\u201d who are keen of \u2018making fun\u2019 of her inclusion on the potential senatorial slate, branded by critics as \u201cthe most awful news ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe there\u2019s nothing clearer than that to address the issue when I was named as one of the candidates of the PDP-Laban slate this coming 2019 elections. So let me state it once again: I will not run for senator,\u201d Uson said.<\/p>\n

She also said that it is not yet the time to announce any plan to run for office, saying those who will declare their political ambitions early will commit political \u201csuicide\u201d noting the \u201ccondescending\u201d backlash she received after Alvarez announced her as one of the party\u2019s senatorial bets.<\/p>\n

\u201cI trended on Twitter that day and I was attacked non-stop by bashers who shared the same tone and voice every time the topic is about me: CONDESCENDING. I don\u2019t deserve any of that, and I\u2019m not having any of that,\u201d Uson said.<\/p>\n

Uson added that she prefers her \u201cpeaceful and much quieter\u201d private life, however, still vows support for Duterte until the \u201cend of this fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHere\u2019s a piece of the truth that\u2019s not known to everyone: I don\u2019t want to get involved in politics \u2013 not anymore,\u201d Uson said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to see the promises of President Duterte come to fruition, and we want to help achieve these, and protect these from politicians who seek to destroy these aspirations for their selfish, personal ambitions,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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