Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said on Monday that he has no plans to run for president in the 2022 national elections.
"Kalokohan lang ‘yun. Una 32 (years old) lang ako. I don’t entertain those thoughts, whether now or in the future.
Dapat mag-focus ako sa trabaho ngayon," he said (That's nonsense. First of all, I'm only 32. I don’t entertain those thoughts, whether now or in the future. I should focus on the task at hand)," Sotto said in an interview with ANC.
"My focus is really here in Pasig, bahala na sila sa national muna (I leave national politics up to them)," he added.
The young mayor said he will be seeking reelection next year.
“Hindi pa naman ako nag-announce pero ‘yun naman po siguro ‘yun (I did not formally announce yet but that’s it),” he said.
“Definitely (I want to continue). We’ve made a lot of gains. Sa totoo lang, limited ang nagawa namin (Truth is that what we have accomplished was limited), a lot of projects, like pushing for universal health care, a lot of it were delayed because of the pandemic,” he continued.