Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo is set to make an “important announcement” on Thursday, her spokesman said on Monday.
“VP Leni will make an important announcement this Thursday, Oct 7, at 11 a.m. Please stay tuned,” Robredo’s spokesman Barry Gutierrez said in a tweet, without elaborating.
The vice president’s announcement will be made a day before the deadline of the filing of certificates of candidacy, which is on Oct. 8.
Last week, Robredo was endorsed by opposition group 1Sambayan as its presidential candidate for the 2022 elections.
While she said she was thankful for the nomination, Robredo said the decision to run must come from within herself.
“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,” she said in a statement.
A recent Pulse Asia survey had Robredo ranking sixth among Filipinos’ top presidential picks for 2022. John Ezekiel J. Hirro