MANILA, Philippines -- Why look to Hollywood’s Angelina Jolie when the Senate can have its own version of the award-winning actress?

Responding to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s (MILF) call, opposition Senator Loren Legarda said she could be the Jolie of the Philippines, who could provide humanitarian assistance for the people in Mindanao.

“Bakit hindi, di ba [Why not, what do you think]?” Legarda told reporters on Friday when asked if she could be the one that could help solve the problem in the war-torn region.

“Hindi ba sinabi ko na yan dati, [Didn’t I say that before], politics is secondary to me. What I really like to do is what Angelina has been doing, which is humanitarian work,” she said.

Legarda said she had long expressed her desire to do humanitarian work even before the MILF had made the call.

“One or two years ago, sinabi ko na yun [I already said that]. Ang trabahong gusto ko talaga ay [The work I really want is] humanitarian in nature. Yung pamumulitika ay di ko masyadong type e [Politicking is not too much of my type]. Yung trabaho ni Angelina Jolie ang mas type ko [The work of Angelina Jolie is what I really like]. Hindi yung pag-aartista niya ha [Not her acting, okay],” she said.

Legarda added, “Papayag akong maging Angelina Jolie sa kanyang humanitarian work at pagtulong pero wala lang [I will agree to be Angelina Jolie as far as her humanitarian work is concerned except that there is no] Brad Pitt, unfortunately,” referring to the popular actor and the actress’ live-in partner.

The MILF’s call for the Hollywood actress to mediate in the armed conflict in Mindanao came after Malacañang announced that it would ask the United Nations to declare as terrorists those who have launched a series of attacks in some parts of the region last month.

Although she welcomed the call, Legarda said it would still be best that the country solve its own problem.

“If she [Jolie] can help solve the problem why not?” said the senator.

“But it would be best for us to solve our problems by ourselves. But of course, the help from celebrities who have a big heart is always welcome,” she added.