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Don’t count him out just yet.
“Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada will run for president in 2016 against Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II if Vice President Jejomar Binay is ordered jailed by the Office of the Ombudsman over corruption allegations and Sen. Grace Poe is disqualified by the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET),” reports Jose Rodel Clapano in The Philippine Star.
In an interview after the launching of the “Rebolusyon Kontra Gutom” at the Baseco compound in Tondo, Estrada said, “If the opposition will have no one to field in the 2016 presidential race, I might run again for President.”
In any case, Estrada said he has not yet chosen his presidential bet for 2016 among those who are considered the most obvious contenders for the position.
“Grace Poe is my goddaughter. Vice President Binay is my kumpadre and Mar Roxas was one of the best Cabinet members during my term as president. I will support the one who can do good for the Filipino people,” Estrada said.
He said he would announce his decision whether to run for president or seek reelection as Manila mayor before the deadline for the filing of certificates of candidacy in October.
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