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Malacañang thumbed down proposals for President Noynoy Aquino to run for Vice President in 2016 as running mate of Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas.
Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma said Aquino has already previously expressed his intention to retire from public office when his term ends.
“President Aquino has previously stated that he would like to retire from public office when his term ends at noon of June 30, 2016, and to the best of my knowledge, he has made no comments to the contrary,” he said.
Dasmariñas Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. earlier said a Roxas-Aquino tandem would be a “dream team” for the 2016 elections since it would ensure the continuation of Aquino’s “Daang Matuwid” policies.
He said other former presidents have also sought lower elective posts such as ex-president and current Pampanga congresswoman Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and ex-president and now Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada.
Text: Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
This article has been re-published with permission from ABS-CBNnews.com.
