senator jamby madrigal declares candidacy for president

‘I’m running for presidency’—Jamby Madrigal

By Maila Ager
INQUIRER.net First Posted
12:14:00 07/31/2009

MANILA, Philippines—(UPDATE 2) Senator Maria Ana Consuelo “Jamby” Madrigal has announced she will join the 2010 presidential race.

“Today I cross the Rubicon. I am certain in my decision to run for the presidency of the Republic of the Philippines,” Madrigal said at a press conference in Makati Friday.

She said she would file her certificate of candidacy on November 30. Madrigal said her goal was to serve the nation faithfully. “It’s time for the nation to recover,” she said, adding she had no intention to settle for a vice presidential candidacy.

With Michael Lim Ubac, Philippine Daily Inquirer

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