Former vice president Leni Robredo shuts the door on a Senate run in the 2025 elections. She says she informed the LP about her plan to run for Naga mayor, as well as some members of the political opposition.
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00:00Former Vice President Leni Robredo shuts the door on a Senate run in the 2025 elections.
00:07Robredo says she had informed the LP about her plan to run for Naga Mayor, as well as some members of the political opposition.
00:14The former vice president also said that her preference to run for Naga Mayor involved a lengthy balancing act.
00:21Robredo says her discussion with Naga City Mayor Nelson Legasion in April played a big part in her decision.
00:27Legasion's career as a Naga City official started when Robredo's late husband, then-Naga Mayor Jesse Robredo, appointed him as City Legal Officer in 2001.
00:37Jesse Robredo, who served as Naga Mayor for six terms, was the first Filipino mayor to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service.