Escudero will settle for VP in 2010 - Osmeña
Senator Francis Escudero will run as an independent vice presidential candidate, his former campaign manager, former senator Sergio "Serge" Osmena III, said Monday. In an interview with GMAâs Unang Hirit, Osmeña, who recently decided to run for senator as an independent candidate, said he might join Escudero and support the latterâs vice presidential bid. âWala po (siyang presidente). Mag-i-independent candidate for vice president siya," Osmeña said when asked by broadcast journalist Arnold Clavio. âWe were together before. Iniwanan ko lang siya dahil very close ako sa Aquino family lalo na kay Cory Aquino (I left him before because of my close relationship with the Aquino family especially to former President Corazon Aquino)," he added. It was then that he decided to become part of the Liberal Partyâs senatorial slate. However, Osmeña recently left the ticket of Senators Benigno Simeon Aquino III and Manuel Roxas II, LPâs presidential and vice presidential bet, respectively, due to the entry of former senator and socioeconomic secretary Ralph Recto. [See: Serge Osmeña confirms bolting LP over Recto entry and Recto âsurprisedâ at Osmeña's defection from LP] Asked to confirm Osmenaâs statement, Escudero said in a text message to GMANews.TV that he is "mulling it (vice presidential candidacy) â¦but no final decision yet."