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4:33 pm on 18 August 2021, Wednesday
Leyte Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez confirmed that she had a discussion with Senate President Vicente Sotto III regarding her possible senatorial bid, but said she has yet to make any definite decision on the matter.
Torres-Gomez said that Sotto, who openly announced his vice presidential candidacy, asked her if she's interested in joining the senatorial slate that he and Sen. Panfilo Lacson would field during the 2022 elections.
"While I am keeping my options open in terms of running for higher office, I have yet to decide if I should do that or stay in Ormoc and serve my hometown," the lawmaker said.
Nevertheless, Torres-Gomez said that she's grateful that Lacson and Sotto invited her to be a part of their slate.
"I feel honored to be included in their personal choice of senatorial candidates for 2022. They have presented themselves as candidates who, this early, already have an actual plan in terms of moving the country forward," she said.
"I admire their unapologetic, straight-to-the-point and confident pronouncements on how they would lead our nation under a new normal setting," she added.
Torres-Gomez, a member of of the ruling political party, the PDP-Laban, also thanked her party’s selection committee for considering her as part of their line-up.
"I will decide at the proper time if I would run for the Senate or not. There are many factors I must consider and evaluate before I make a decision," the Leyte lawmaker said.
"And over and above that, we all have this pandemic to fight. All talks about elections is only secondary to that. We must unite and not just fight but win the war against Covid-19, as one."