Not a nuisance! Dela Rosa insists he’s sincere in running for president

Senator Bato Dela Rosa insisted that he’s not a nuisance candidate, as he reiterated his sincerity in running to become the next president of the Philippines, promising “one big fight.”

The standard-bearer of the ruling party PDP-Laban made the remark in response to an election lawyer’s comment that Dela Rosa could be declared a nuisance candidate because he had stated his willingness to back out from the presidential race if Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio decides to run for president.

“[Kung] sabihin ba niya, ‘yung nuisance candidate ba ay hindi nagpapakita ng sinseridad sa kanyang pagtakbo?Hindi ba ako sincere sa aking pagtakbo ngayon? I’m very sincere, but I’m open as a team player,” the senator said on Wednesday.

“I am open to any changes that may happen before November 15. Pero kung sinseridad ang tinatanong niya, sabihan mo ‘yang election lawyer na ‘yan, ‘Come here and open my heart,” Dela Rosa said.

“Tingnan mo ang nasa loob ng puso ko kung hindi ko ba gustong maging Pangulo ng ating bansa. Tingnan mo, you scrutinize my heart kung nagdududa ka sa aking sinseridad.’ Sabihan mo ‘yang election lawyer na ‘yan,” the senator added.

November 15 is the deadline for the substitution of candidates in the May 2022 elections.

Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez clarified recently that merely declaring willingness to be substituted in the election does not make one a nuisance candidate.

“A mere declaration to the contrary wouldn’t, in my opinion, be sufficient to overcome the intention to run which is manifested in the verified COC (certificate of candidacy),”Jimenez said.

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