MANILA, Philippines — Brian Poe Llamanzares, the son of Sen. Grace Poe, revealed on Thursday that his mother is seriously considering to run for a higher post in the 2016 national elections.
"Sineseryoso niya talaga yung posibilidad na tatakbo siya para sa mas mataas na posisyon," Lllamanzares said in a televised interview with members of the press.
The senator's son is currently on leave from his work as a reporter at a television station.
"I guess you can kind of tell na dahil nag-leave na ako sa trabaho ko ibig sabihin po n'yan medyo seryoso na," Llamanzares said.
Llamanzares noted that they are also being affected by the issues on their mother, particularly on the disqualification case filed against her.
A losing senatorial candidate earlier filed a complaint before the Senate electoral tribunal seeking to unseat Poe. The senator allegedly failed to meet the residency and citizenship requirements for her position.
"As son, obviously that affects me. I talked to my sister and it's more on telling her na no matter what happens you always have remember na your mom is a good person," he said.
Sen. Tito Sotto earlier said that Poe is 80 percent sure of running for president in the 2016 polls. However, Poe has not yet announced her plans for next year's elections.