MANILA, Philippines — Health concerns continue to hound presidential spokesperson Harry Roque’s plans for the 2022 national elections, saying he does not want to experience the same “heartbreak” he had when he withdrew from the Senate race in 2019.
“My biggest worry is my health. Because the last time I filed, I had health issues and I had to withdraw,” Roque said Wednesday in an interview over ABS-CBN News Channel.
“So I really need to have a serious talk with my doctors and an honest to goodness assessment if I’m apt for it because I don’t want the same kind of heartbreak, literally and figuratively, that I experienced in 2019,” he added.
Roque withdrew from the May 2019…
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