FORMER senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada is keeping his options open regarding his political plans for 2019, but admitted he was inclined to go back to the Senate. In a roundtable discussion with The Manila Times editors on Tuesday, Estrada said his desire to serve at the national level was stronger. “I’m still keeping my options open, but I’m inclined to be back in the Senate,” said Estrada during his first-ever sit-down interview with the press after his release from detention in 2017. Estrada, who was first elected senator in 2004, and has led important Senate committees including the Senate Committee on Labor. In the event he pushes through with his Senate bid, Estrada may run under the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP), the party formed by his father, former president and now Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada.

Source: Manila Times March 20, 2018 16:07 UTC