Vice President Leni Robredo was nominated as the presidential candidate of 1Sambayan.
LENI ROBREDO — The incumbent vice president of the President was nominated as the presidential candidate of opposition coalition 1Sambayan for the 2022 elections.
1Sambayan made the announcement in a virtual forum on Thursday, September 30, 2021.
1Sambayan convenor Retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio said that the coalition followed a “rigorous process” in reaching the decision as it encouraged Robredo to accept the endorsement.
According to Carpio, the possibility of the Vice President declining 1Sambayan’s nomination for the 2022 elections was a “very remote possibility”.
As early as June 2021, the opposition coalition announced that Robredo was one of the personalities it had been eyeing to hold the torch for the opposition for next year’s elections.
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Meanwhile, Robredo had asked her supporters to pray for her as she plotted her next political move, thanking 1Sambayan for nominating her as their presidential candidate for the 2022 elections.
The Vice President hinted that it would be challenging for her to decide if she would run for president next year as a lot of responsibility fell on the sitting president.
In light of this, she’s seeking prayer in the next few days to make an informed choice.
“Mabigat ang hinihiling sa isang pangulo. Maraming responsibilidad at obligasyon ang dala nito— buhay at kinabukasan ng Pilipino ang nakataya. Ang desisyon sa pagtakbo, hindi pwedeng nakabase sa ambisyon, o sa pag-udyok ng iba. Sa loob ito dapat manggaling, dala ng pagharap sa lahat ng konsiderasyon at malalim na pagsuri sa situwasyon,” Robredo said in a statement.
Nevertheless, the Vice President said that it’s a great honor to be chosen by 1Sambayan.
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