Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda takes a 鈥渏ump shot鈥� to urge Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo to be the vice president of Mar Roxas. SCREENGRAB FROM LACIERDA鈥橲 FACEBOOK PAGE
Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda on Friday launched an online campaign to convince Camarines Norte Rep. Leni Robredo to run for vice president in the 2016 elections.
Lacierda took to Facebook to share a photo of him jumping with the hashtag 鈥�#jumpwithleni.鈥�
鈥淚鈥檒l jump with you, Leni,鈥� he said.
A day after Senators Grace Poe and Francis Escudero made their 2016 tandem official, Robredo on Friday morning confirmed that Liberal Party standard-bearer Mar Roxas formally asked her to be his running mate in next year鈥檚 presidential polls, but added that she has yet to decide on the offer.
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In an earlier Facebook post, Lacierda also called the widow of late Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo as a 鈥渘ice, smart, honorable lady who now stands at a crossroad.鈥�
鈥淚n the US, WWJD stands for What Would Jesus Do? In the Philippines鈥� WWJD can very well mean What Would Jesse Do?鈥� Lacierda said.
Quoting Chinese-American cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Lacierda added: 鈥淭hings can fall apart, or threaten to, for many reasons, and then there鈥檚 got to be a leap of faith. Ultimately, when you鈥檙e at the edge, you have to go forward or backward; if you go forward, you have to jump together.鈥�
Robredo on Thursday posted a photo of her late husband on Facebook with the caption: 鈥淐an I use lifeline just for today?鈥�
READ: Leni Robredo under pressure, seeks 鈥榣ifeline鈥� from late husband
In previous interviews, Robredo said she was not interested to run as Roxas鈥� vice president unless she was 鈥渋ndispensable鈥� or no one would be up to the position. Yuji Vincent Gonzales/IDL
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