The outgoing President of the Republic of the Philippines, Pres. Benigno S. Aquino III revealed during an interview that the incoming Vice President Leni Robredo is poised to be the leader of the Liberal Party under the administration of President-elect Rody Duterte. In the upcoming administration, VP Robredo will be the party’s highest ranked member in the national government.
Pres. Aquino was quoted as saying “She is aware that she will take one of the most senior positions and the chairman is the highest position but yung day-to-day activities are handled by the party president. So that will be decided by the party as a whole,” Aquino said.
The outgoing President and former leader of LP added further that “But I’m sure she’s aware that she will be getting one of the two most senior positions. And of course, we have to ask her preferences for this. We recognize the value of each individual within the party. We don’t force anybody to do it,” he said.
Pres. PNoy also added that the Liberal Party will get reorganized soon and he will have a senior status in the former most dominant political party in the Philippines. During the 2016 national elections, majority of the Senators who won their seats ran under the dominant Liberal Party.
The Liberal Party is still a force to reckon with in the Philippines with a huge numbers of Governors across the Philippines, City and Municipal Mayors as well as Senators and Representatives are still under the leadership of LP.
According to Pres. PNoy, VP Leni Robredo will surely get the top-two highest position reserved by the Liberal Party to its highest officials in government under the administration of President Rody Duterte. He also personally offered his assistance to Pres. Rody Duterte who will assume his office as President this coming June 30, 2016.