{"id":62857,"date":"2015-10-15T10:51:27","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T15:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=62857"},"modified":"2015-10-15T10:51:27","modified_gmt":"2015-10-15T15:51:27","slug":"roxas-robredo-file-cocs-on-lucky-day-mark-start-of-all-in-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/10\/15\/roxas-robredo-file-cocs-on-lucky-day-mark-start-of-all-in-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Roxas, Robredo file COCs on \u2018lucky day,\u2019 mark start of \u2018all-in fight\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Presidential<\/a>
Presidential aspirant Mar Roxas and running-mate Leni Robredo
(Photo from Roxas\u2019 official Facebook page<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA \u2013 Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer former Interior Secretary Manuel \u201cMar\u201d Roxas II and his running-mate Camarines Sur Representative Maria Leonor \u201cLeni\u201d Robredo filed their certificates of candidacy (COCs) on Thursday \u2013 their \u2018lucky day\u2019 \u2013 at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) head office in Intramuros, Manila.<\/p>\n

Roxas will join the presidential race while Robredo will run for vice president in next year\u2019s national elections. Not directly asking for the Filipino people\u2019s votes, the tandem hoped that the public would choose wisely on whom among the candidates they would support.<\/p>\n

\u201cKami po ni Leni ay nagtitiwala na ang ating mga kababayan ay pipili ng tama sa darating na halalan<\/em>\u2026 Ang amin pong ipinaglalaban ay hindi tungkol sa isang tao<\/em>, isang tandem<\/em>, o isang partido<\/em>. Tungkol po ito sa lahat ng pangarap ng pamilyang Pilipino<\/em> \u2013 pangarap na mabuhay ng may dangal<\/em>,\u201d he said after filing his COC.<\/p>\n

(Leni and I trust that our countrymen will choose correctly in the coming elections\u2026 What we are fighting for is not a particular person, a tandem or a party. This is about all the dreams of the Filipino families \u2013 dreams to live with dignity.)<\/p>\n

Roxas also thanked their supporters and vowed to continue the Aquino administration\u2019s \u201cDaang Matuwid<\/em>\u201d (Straight Path) type of governance once elected.<\/p>\n

\u201cNagpapasalamat po kami sa ating mga kababayan sa pagkakataon na humarap sa inyo at ialay ang aming sarili bilang kinatawan ng<\/em> \u2018Daang Matuwid<\/em>\u2019,\u201d he added, also thanking other aspirants for trusting the democratic process.<\/p>\n

(We thank all our countrymen for the opportunity to face you and offer ourselves as representatives of the \u201cStraight Path.\u201d)<\/p>\n

Roxas then disclosed that he and Robredo have fully committed themselves to serve the Filipino people, saying they were \u2018all-in\u2019 and would \u2018give their all.\u2019<\/p>\n

President Benigno \u201cNoynoy\u201d Aquino III earlier endorsed Roxas as his preferred successor. The former Interior Secretary, for his part, chose Robredo as his running-mate in the coming general elections after Senator Grace Poe turned down his previous offer and opted to seek the country\u2019s highest post instead.<\/p>\n

Accompanied by the President, Roxas and Robredo first attended a Holy Mass at the Manila Cathedral before going to the Comelec\u2019s main office around 8 a.m. The team-up\u2019s supporters gathered outside the church, wearing yellow, holding streamers and presenting a Chinese traditional dance.<\/p>\n

The LP standard-bearer placed either second or third in the recent pre-election surveys while Robredo only registered single-digit ratings in the vice-presidential preferences polls conducted by pollsters Social Weather Stations (SWS) and Pulse Asia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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