Batangas Governor Vilma Santos. FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines–Senate Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said his wife, Batangas Governor Vilma Santos, is qualified to run for vice president but said he prefers that she takes a break from work and politics.
Recto noted that his wife has been working since she was nine years old and has already served as Lipa Mayor and now as governor of Batangas.
“Palagay ko she’s been able already to do her share in nation building,” the senator said in an interview over DWIZ when asked about the possibility of his wife joining the vice presidential race in 2016.
But asked if he thinks Santos was qualified for the post, Recto said: “There’s no doubt qualified siya…as she has her head in the right place, and her heart in the right place.”
“Although ang masasabi ko lang like I said already, mahigit 50 taon ng nagtatrabaho ang aasawa ko. Palagay ko (panahon na) para magpahinga (Although as I said already, my wife has been working for more than 50 years. I think it’s high time she takes a rest).”
Santos, 60, started her career as a child star in 1969. In 1998, she joined and won the mayoral race in Lipa City.
In 2007, Santos was elected governor of Batangas province and won reelection in May 2010.
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