Senate President Franklin Drilon. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Contrary to reports, the Liberal听Party听(LP) and the Nacionalista Party 听have听not officially discussed听any听possible alliance in 2016, Senate President听 Franklin Drilon said Tuesday.
But Drilon, vice chairman of LP,听did听not discount听the听possibility听that听there were discussions听among听representatives of both听parties.
鈥淪iguro may ilang mga ibang kinatawan ng LP at NP na on a personal basis pinag-uusapan, (Maybe there are听 some听 representative 听of LP and听 NP听 who are discussing听 about it on a personal basis),鈥� 听he said when听 asked 听in a radio interview about听 the reported possible听coalition听of the听parties in 2016.
鈥淜aya I don鈥檛 discount the possibility na there are听discussions on a personal basis pero (but)听on official basis, wala pa pong pinag uusapan (there听are no discussions yet),鈥� Drilon added.
Cayetano, who belongs to听NP,听has declared his听intention to run for president while听LP听has been reportedly eyeing Local Government Secretary Manuel 鈥淢ar鈥� Roxas听to be its standard-bearer.
The two parties, along听with other political groups, have been part of a coalition since the 2013听senatorial听polls.
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