Sen. Cynthia Villar. INQUIRER.net FILE PHOTO
Senator Cynthia Villar denied on Thursday that the Nacionalista Party (NP) and the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) are forming a tactical alliance to support the possible run of Senators Grace Poe and Francis “Chiz” Escudero.
Villar is the wife of former senator Manny Villar, president of NP.
“Former Senate President Manny Villar and I are as surprised as everyone else to learn about this announcement,” she said in a statement.
“NP is in the middle of consultation within its ranks, and we have set a September deadline before we can officially announce our participation in the May 2016 polls,” she added.
The lady senator was reacting to NPC president and Deputy Speaker Giorgidi Aggabao that the two parties are forming a tactical alliance to support Poe and Escudero, who were the voters’ top choice for president and vice president, respectively, based on the latest Pulse Asia survey.
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“To reiterate, we have to first determine the plans of our own members before we can express support for non-members. We are very proud of our party,” she said.