MANILA - Sen. Loren Legarda confirmed Friday that she is running for vice-president in the 2010 elections.
"Opo, magdedeklara na po ako. Hangarin kong maglingkod ng walang humpay, walang pasubali at may malinaw na plataporma sa paglilingkod sa ating bansa," Legarda said in a rally at Rizal Park in Manila.
Running under a "pro-poor, pro-environment" platform, the senator said it was her intention to educate and protect every Filipino from the effects of poverty and climate change. She said the devastation caused by Typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng could be blamed on poor urban governance, vulnerable livelihoods and decline of ecosystems.
"We all need a strong economy but it should be felt by every sector and every Filipino. No Filipino should die for lack of money for hospitalization or lack of medicine. No Filipino should die of hunger because they have no food. We should take care of the farmers and the fishermen. We should help feed the people who are feeding us," she said.
Legarda later told reporters that she would run for vice-president but will remain with the opposition.
Pangasinan Rep. Mark Cojuangco earlier said the Nationalist People's Coalition will field Senators Francis 'Chiz' Escudero for president and Legarda for vice-president in the May 2010 elections.
In an interview with ABS-CBN News, Cojuangco said his father, NPC chair emeritus Eduardo 'Danding' Cojuangco Jr., is committed to supporting the Chiz-Loren tandem and the rest of the NPC candidates in next year's national and local elections.
He belied reports that his father may also back Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro of the ruling Lakas-Kampi-CMD party.
ABS-CBN - Friday, October 23
"Opo, magdedeklara na po ako. Hangarin kong maglingkod ng walang humpay, walang pasubali at may malinaw na plataporma sa paglilingkod sa ating bansa," Legarda said in a rally at Rizal Park in Manila.
Running under a "pro-poor, pro-environment" platform, the senator said it was her intention to educate and protect every Filipino from the effects of poverty and climate change. She said the devastation caused by Typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng could be blamed on poor urban governance, vulnerable livelihoods and decline of ecosystems.
"We all need a strong economy but it should be felt by every sector and every Filipino. No Filipino should die for lack of money for hospitalization or lack of medicine. No Filipino should die of hunger because they have no food. We should take care of the farmers and the fishermen. We should help feed the people who are feeding us," she said.
Legarda later told reporters that she would run for vice-president but will remain with the opposition.
Pangasinan Rep. Mark Cojuangco earlier said the Nationalist People's Coalition will field Senators Francis 'Chiz' Escudero for president and Legarda for vice-president in the May 2010 elections.
In an interview with ABS-CBN News, Cojuangco said his father, NPC chair emeritus Eduardo 'Danding' Cojuangco Jr., is committed to supporting the Chiz-Loren tandem and the rest of the NPC candidates in next year's national and local elections.
He belied reports that his father may also back Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro of the ruling Lakas-Kampi-CMD party.
ABS-CBN - Friday, October 23
