LISTEN: Mar tells Leni, 'Kailangan ka ng Daang Matuwid'

MANILA, Philippines — Liberal Party standard-bearer Manuel "Mar" Roxas II on Monday announced Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo is his running mate.

Roxas recalled how the administration called for Robredo to join the "Daang Matuwid" governance after her wife, former Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo passed away. He also said that making a decision was hard for Robredo as she was considering her daughters' welfare but she still chose to sacrifice.

"Hiniling ng 'Daang Matuwid' na maging tulay ka sa pagkakaisa ng iyong distrito. Alam naming hindi mo inambisyon ito at lalong hindi mo inambisyon na maging bise-presidente ng bansa pero kailangan ka ng Daang matuwid," Roxas said.

"At ngayon tinatawag ding ialay ang kanilang pamilya sa mas mataas na adhikain, sakripisyo ng isang pamilya  para unahin ang bayan bago ang sarili," he added.

Robredo then fully accepted the challenge, still recognizing her late husband.

"Ipinapangako ko rin po na hindi ko kalilimutan na asawa ako ni Jesse at nasa balikat ko ang obligasyon na buhayin muli ang kanyang halimbawa ng pagiging isang tapat na lingkod-bayan," she said.

"Kaya matapos po nang malalim na pag-iisip, malawak na konsultasyon, at sobrang taimtim na dalangin – buong puso, buong pananampalataya at buong tapat ko pong tinatanggap ang hamon na tumakbo bilang pangalawang pangulo ni Mar Roxas," Robredo added. — Video by Efigenio Toledo IV