Political analyst Ronald Llamas weighed in on the swirling rumors about First Lady Liza Marcos being urged to run for a Senate seat in the upcoming elections.
Appearing on “PolitiSkoop” program hosted by Michael Fajatin and Ina Andolong, Llamas said while anything is possible in the country, the First Lady has so far not shown interest in joining the Senate race.
“May Lumalabas na tsismis pero tsismis lang naman na may mga nagtutulak kay First Lady Liza Marcos na tumakbo rin pero mga tsismis lang naman yan. Pero ang sinasabi kasi natin sa Pilipinas lahat possible. Medyo matindi yan kung dalawang Marcos ang tatakbo dahil malilito ang tao,” he said.
“Whether siya mismo ay interesado ay tingin ko nasa level pa lang ng tsismis dahil hindi naman siya nagpapakita sa kanyang aksyon na siya ay interesado,” he added.
Llamas also touched upon the crowded field of Senate hopefuls, mentioning that popular broadcaster and now ACT-CIS party-list Erwin Tulfo and Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos are rumored to be considering a run.
“So medyo masikip, may pito na re-electionist na babalik at dating senador at merong mga magsisimulang tumakbo sa Senado na malalakas,” Llamas explained.
On the rumored interest of the House Speaker’s wife to run in the next elections, Llamas said this talk remains at the “level of Marites.”
“Oo, pinafloat din yun pero katulad din ni First Lady nasa level pa lang yan ng Marites dahil hindi pa naman siya personally nagpapakita pa ng interes. So mga bulong-bulungan, mga udyok. Wala pa tayong nakikitang body language,” he said.
Llamas also warned that diving into a crowded field could risk wasting political capital.
“Halimbawa, First Lady ka tapos tatakbo ka sa senador na napakasikip, kung sakaling matalo ka baka maging sampal sa presidente yun,” he pointed out.
