{"id":183021,"date":"2018-09-25T22:03:46","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T02:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=183021"},"modified":"2018-09-25T22:03:46","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T02:03:46","slug":"roque-consult-prrd-2019-election-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/09\/25\/roque-consult-prrd-2019-election-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Roque to \u2018consult\u2019 PRRD over 2019 election plans"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cI really don\u2019t know. But we\u2019ll find out. We\u2019ll have to make a decision because there\u2019s a deadline to make a decision.\u201d (File Photo: YANCY LIM\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday said he will talk to President Rodrigo R. Duterte sometime this month to discuss about his \u201cplans\u201d to seek a Senate seat.<\/p>\n

In an interview on ANC\u2019s Headstart, Roque said he has yet to make a decision on his plan to run during either the 2019 mid-term elections or the 2022 general elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really don\u2019t know. But we\u2019ll find out. We\u2019ll have to make a decision because there\u2019s a deadline to make a decision,\u201d Roque told Headstart anchor Karen Davila.<\/p>\n

Roque said he has already made the request to talk to the President within the month.<\/p>\n

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) earlier said the deadline for filing of candidacy documents for the 2019 local and national mid-term elections will be on October 11-18, excluding Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI already have made the request to talk to him. Not about issues, but about my plans,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

Asked if he already knew which political party to run under, Roque said he is currently a member of the Hugpong ng Pagbabago, the local party of the President when he ran for Davao City mayor.<\/p>\n

Duterte is currently chairman of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban). He ran for President under this party in 2016.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, I\u2019m only a member of Hugpong (ng) Pagbabago. I\u2019m not a member of any national party,\u201d Roque said. \u201cI\u2019ll have to decide if I want to join a national party. Of course, there\u2019s PDP Laban and there\u2019s a whole lot list of other national party that are affiliated with the Hugpong (ng) Pagbabago. So we\u2019ll find out.”<\/p>\n

Last month, Roque took his oath as member of HNP as an indication of support for Davao City Mayor and presidential daughter Sara Duterte Z. Duterte.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Roque said he was not surprised about receiving a low ranking in a recent Pulse Asia survey which showed the top senatorial candidates for the upcoming 2019 polls.<\/p>\n

Roque lamented how most senators are elected in office because of fame and power, and not because of possessing the right qualifications.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t come as a surprise. In this country, it\u2019s the children of the senators, those who have been in politics who stand a very good chance of being reelected. So nothing has changed,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just an ordinary human being. I don\u2019t belong to any political family, I\u2019m not rich, I\u2019m not surprised. Like everyone else, democracy in the Philippines can be very expensive and depends on who your parents are,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Last year, Roque said he did not have the resources to run for a Senate post in 2019 despite endorsements from both Duterte and former House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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