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Pangilinan 'open' to be replaced to help Robredo win in 2022 elections

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1797133" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA - Sen. Francis &quot;Kiko&quot; Pangilinan on Monday said he is &quot;open&quot; to slide down from being Vice President Leni Robredo&#x27;s running mate if it helps her win the presidency in 2022.</p><p>Members of the opposition are reportedly still pushing for unification talks between Robredo and other presidential contenders like Sen. Manny Pacquiao to strengthen the chances of beating the Duterte administration&#x27;s Halalan 2022 slate.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/11/21/bato-says-told-to-run-for-president-2-hours-before-coc-filing-deadline">Dela Rosa says picked as presidential bet 2 hours before COC filing deadline</a></li></ul><p>Pangilinan said if one of the presidential contenders agrees to slide down to be Robredo&#x27;s running mate as vice president in 2022 elections, he will consider being replaced.</p><p>&quot;If that will secure the chances of Vice President Leni in terms &#x27;yung boto nung kung sino man ang magsa-slide down ay mapupunta sa kaniya at lalo siyang magkakaroon ng malaking tsansa maipanalo tayo, bukas tayo,&quot; Pangilinan said in an interview with ANC&#x27;s After the Fact.</p><p>The senator said that if him &quot;sliding down will hurt our chances more than help it, of course, we will not allow her chances to be undermined.&quot;</p><p>Robredo, the Liberal Party chairperson but filed her candidacy as an independent to show openness to other oppositions groups, tapped Pangilinan as her running mate for vice president.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/09/21/halalan-2022-all-about-us-as-one-country-robredo">Halalan 2022 &#x27;all about us as one country&#x27;: Robredo</a></li></ul><p>Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV, a prominent opposition figure who was initially speculated to be her running mate, expressed his full support for Pangilinan.</p><p>Pangilinan earlier said he had no plans to run for vice president, and was preparing for a re-election bid when the Vice President urged him to be her political partner.</p><p>The senator and Robredo have opposed several key policies of President Rodrigo Duterte, including the war on drugs, stance on the West Philippine Sea, and push for death penalty. </p><p>Opposition coalition 1Sambayan, which nominated Robredo for the presidency, meanwhile recommended a different running mate, its convenor and retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said earlier.</p><p>&quot;Her choice is not what we recommended. But under our process, she can nominate somebody else other than our choice,&quot; he told ANC.</p><div><br/><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1795268" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Pangilinan on Monday said he's open to slide down from being Vice President Leni Robredo's running mate if it helps her win the presidency in 2022.