{"id":56537,"date":"2015-07-21T16:31:48","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T08:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=56537"},"modified":"2015-07-21T16:35:27","modified_gmt":"2015-07-21T08:35:27","slug":"roxas-santos-tandem-in-2016-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/07\/21\/roxas-santos-tandem-in-2016-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Roxas-Santos tandem in 2016 elections?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Governor Vilma Santos-Recto at Danny Dolor’s “Alitaptap” Movie Posters Exhibit in Lipa City, Batangas (Wikipedia photo<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA \u2013 Batangas Governor Vilma Santos-Recto admitted that some Liberal Party (LP) members, which she referred to as \u2018feelers,\u2019 have asked if she was considering running for vice president in next year\u2019s national elections.<\/p>\n

Santos-Recto, who was a member of the ruling LP, has been reportedly seen as a viable running mate for presumptive standard-bearer Interior Secretary Manuel \u201cMar\u201d Roxas II.<\/p>\n

For her part, the governor disclosed that she has no political plans yet for the coming national elections as she first wanted to focus on the fulfillment of her duties in Batangas.<\/p>\n

Santos-Recto, however, was thankful that she was considered for the said post but refused to entertain feelers as she has yet to receive a formal invitation from President Benigno \u201cNoynoy\u201d Aquino III himself.<\/p>\n

Roxas-Poe tandem unlikely <\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Aquino met with Senator Grace Poe again yesterday. But still, no announcement of a Roxas-Poe team up was made afterwards.<\/p>\n

Speculations stated that Poe was not interested in running alongside Roxas as she eyed the country\u2019s highest post and preferred Senator Francis \u201cChiz\u201d Escudero as running mate.<\/p>\n

In a Philippine Star report, the neophyte senator confirmed the meeting but did not give further details. It can be recalled the she earlier met with Aquino, Roxas and Escudero in a dinner last week.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe talked for about five hours. I could sense the very difficult position P-Noy is in right now,\u201d Poe said in the report, \u00a0referring to her recent meeting with Aquino.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was mutual respect for each other in our conversation. All I can say is that this is perhaps our last meeting before the SONA (State of the Nation Address) and, as I said, we both agreed that we both have the best interest of our country in mind in whatever decisions we will make in the coming days,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

One thing was clear; Poe believed that she and Aquino have the best interest for the Philippines.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe reiterated his desire for all of us to continue working together and that he believes that, like him, we can and will do what is best for our country,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Aquino, for his part, earlier disclosed that Roxas was his top choice as successor.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is, to my mind, as far as our coalition is concerned, he is at the top of the list,\u201d the President told reporters in an ambush interview, mentioning that Roxas has \u2018quite a wide range of expertise\u2019 which made him capable to run the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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