Sen. Cynthia Villar. 黑料社 FILE PHOTO
Senator Cynthia聽 Villar聽 denied聽 on聽 Thursday聽 that the Nacionalista Party (NP) and the Nationalist People鈥檚 Coalition (NPC)聽 are forming a tactical alliance to support the possible run of Senators Grace Poe and 聽 Francis 鈥淐hiz鈥� Escudero.
Villar聽 is the wife of聽 former senator聽 Manny Villar, president聽 of聽 NP.
鈥淔ormer Senate President Manny Villar and I are as surprised as everyone else to learn about this announcement,鈥� she聽 said in a statement.
鈥淣P 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,鈥澛� she added.
The lady senator聽 was reacting聽 to NPC president and Deputy Speaker Giorgidi Aggabao that the two parties are forming聽 a tactical alliance to support Poe and聽 Escudero, who were the聽 voters鈥� top choice for聽 president and聽 vice president, respectively, based on the latest Pulse Asia survey.
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鈥淭o 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,鈥� she said.