Neophyte senator Robin Padilla said he is not planning to run for vice president, but he might run for a second term in the Senate if the government’s political structure changes.
Padilla said that he is only a soldier, a “follower”.
“Ang meron lang ako: My balls and my word. Iyon lang. Hindi ako edukadong tao. Hindi ako magaling na tao. Siguro para iyan sa mga edukadong tao. I’m just a follower. Hindi ako pang ganoon,” he said during an interview with ABS-CBN News.
He added that a single, six-year stint at the Senate was good enough for him.
“Tama na ito. Galing sa puso ko iyan. Para sa akin, maisulong ko lang iyong number one, [reforms sa] economic provisions. Maisulong ko lang iyong death penalty para sa mga katulad ng mga pumapatay,” he noted.
However, the senator said that he may run for a second term if the political structure of the government is changed.
“Galing sa puso ko, siguro kung maiiba iyong political structure,” he said.
Padilla is pushing for a federal form of government in the Philippines along with his party, the Partido Demokratiko Pilipinas – Lakas ng Bayan.
— Ronald Espartinez