Isko Moreno says willing to appoint Robredo to Cabinet if elected president

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, a presidential candidate, leads a caravan of his supporters as campaign season kicks off on Feb. 8, 2022.

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MANILA, Philippines — If elected president, Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno would be willing to appoint Vice President Leni Robredo — also running for president —  to a Cabinet position, he said Thursday morning. 

Moreno had previously hinted that he would be willing to appoint Sen. Panfilo Lacson — also running for president — to a Cabinet position. He also previously said, when President Rodrigo Duterte was hinting at running for president, that he would appoint Duterte to a Cabinet position as well.

"Why not? If she's willing...hypothetically," he told reporters in a chance interview in Cavite when asked if he was open to the idea.

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