Poe hits critics claiming her 2016 run will divide vote

SENATOR Grace Poe on Monday turned the tables on those people claiming that her possible run in 2016 would only divide the vote, saying the same question should be asked to others seeking a higher post.

“Sinasabi ng iba, siguro huwag mo nang isiping tumakbo sa mas mataas na position at hahatiin mo ang boto. Hindi ba pwede namang tanungin din sa kanila yun?” Poe said in an interview at the Senate on Monday.

“So sa tingin ko, kung ano na lang po ang sa tingin namin ang makakayanan namin bilang indibidwal para matulungan ang ating mga kababayan,” she said.

Asked if she would make a counter offer for Interior Secretary Mar Roxas , Poe said: “Hindi. Ang ibig ko lang sabihin, ang mga sinasabi nila sa akin ay pwede rin namang matanong kahit na sino’ng interesadong tumakbo.”

Roxas, who has declared his presidential bid, invited Poe on a national television last week to be his running mate in 2016.

Until now, however, the senator said, there was no scheduled meeting yet with Roxas.

“Meron syang isang pinasabihan na magkita muli pero hindi pa po sigurado kung ano’ng mga araw yun,” she said.

While she remains undecided about the 2016 elections, Poe said she would make a decision based on the platform of government that they were preparing in case she runs for a higher post and based on her consultations with the people who are praying for her.

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The senator was aware though that the negative reports that were coming out in the media against her were only meant to weaken her position about seeking a higher post next year.

“Gayunpaman ang sinasabi ko nga ito ay laban para sa kinabukasan ng ating mga kababayan kung ano ang makabubuti sa kanila,” said Poe.

Last week, a quo warranto case was filed against Poe at the Senate Electoral Tribunal by a defeated senatorial bet, seeking to unseat her from the Senate.