Trillanes: I will run for a higher position in 2016

By: Maila Ager - 11 years ago

Senator Antonio Trillanes IV聽 NOY MORCOSO III/ 好色先生TV FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines鈥擲enator Antonio 鈥淪onny鈥� Trillanes IV has announced his plan to run for a higher position in 2016.

Trillanes, whose term ends in 2019, disclosed this plan in a late night interview over ABS-CBN鈥檚鈥淏andila鈥� Thursday night.

In the program鈥檚 segment where a guest is asked to answer only 鈥測es鈥� or 鈥渘o,鈥� an anchor asked the senator if he would run for vice president in 2016.

Responding to the question, Trillanes said: 鈥淟et鈥檚 just say yes, tatakbo ako. Ngayon, kung anong position, I will abide by the Nacionalista Party.鈥�

(Let鈥檚 just say yes, I will run. As for what position, I will abide by the Nacionalista Party)

Asked again if he would like to run for vice president, Trillanes said: 鈥淚鈥檓 ready.鈥�

As to who would be his running mate, the senator again said: 鈥� I鈥檓 going to run for a higher position. Ngayon kung ano mang positon 鈥榶an鈥o kung ano man yun, I will abide by the decision of the Nacionalista Party.鈥�

(I鈥檓 going to run for a higher position. Whatever the position is, I will abide by the decision of the Nacionalista Party.)