Vice President Leni Robredo is willing to work with anyone, even with Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio should their tandem Robredo-Sara (RoSa), a movement pushed by their supporters in Mindanao, win in the upcoming national elections.
In an interview, Robredo's spokesman Atty. Barry Gutierrez said that although the Vice President prefers her running mate Sen. Kiko Pangilinan to win, she is aware that voters may want “different configurations” come election day and vote for another vice-presidential candidate instead.
"The Vice President has also been very clear. Regardless of who is elected and of course, right now, we are doing everything in our power to ensure that that will be Sen. Kiko Pangilinan who will take his oath as vice president come June 30 of this year," Gutierrez said.
"But regardless of who gets elected, she will be willing to work with the person who the people choose as the vice president," he added.
On Monday, Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda, House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodrigyez, and Zamboanga City Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar launched the Ro-Sa 2022 movement in Cagayan De Oro City.
Despite differences in governing style, Gutierrez said both Robredo and Duterte-Carpio have proven that they have what it takes to be public servants.
"I don't think there will be a problem. Being a vice president, after all, to a large extent, means being able to find a niche where you can be most effective," he continued.
"The Vice President has been very open to the idea that whoever gets elected as the next vice president if it's Mayor Sara then it's Mayor Sara. She will work with her to find a niche where she will be most effective in contributing her own talents and her own experiences to government," he pointed out.
In the past, Robredo stressed that she would not do to the next vice president what she has experienced under the Duterte administration, adding that she is even willing to give her VP a big role in the government.
Carpio, the daughter of incumbent President Rodrigo Duterte, runs for Vice President in tandem with former senator and Presidential aspirant Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr.
Robredo, meanwhile, seeks the Presidency with Sen. Francis Pangilinan as her Vice President.
