Senator Grace Poe
Reuters, 16/09 15:19 CET
MANILA (Reuters) – First-term Philippine
senator Grace Poe on Wednesday announced plans to run for president next
year, seeking a post that eluded her adoptive father, an action movie
hero, more than a decade ago.
Poe, 47, is the only woman in the contest, but the third
candidate to declare the aim to succeed President Benigno Aquino. The
others are Vice President Jejomar Binay and former Interior Minister
Manuel Roxas.
The May election will be closely watched by investors,
who fear the political succession in one of Asia’s fastest growing
economies could derail gains made during Aquino’s rule.
Under Aquino, the Philippines has seen economic growth of
more than 6 percent on average, its best 5-year record in four decades.
He has also battled to rein in corruption.
Poe, 47, a former pre-school teacher in the United States
who is seen as a clean politician, has dominated two recent independent
opinion polls, overtaking Binay, who had led surveys since last year.
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