Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson said she is open to run for the 2019 midterm elections, but is not yet sure whether to seek a seat at the Senate or the House of Representatives. “Senator, Congress, hindi ko po alam, pero open po tayo (I don’t know, but I am open for that),” she said in an ambush interview on Wednesday when asked if she plans to enter politics, shortly after announcing her resignation from the PCOO during a Senate hearing. READ: Mocha resignsUson said she is “frustrated” over how the “same faces” have been dominating politics, and stressed that ordinary Filipinos should have a voice in the government. Asked if running for politics is one of her options in giving Filipinos that voice in government, she said: “Siguro po (perhaps).”“Mahiya naman kayo. Uson also lamented that senators have been blocking the budget of the PCOO because of her position in the agency.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 03, 2018 03:05 UTC