Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV shared why he decided to run for the mayoral position of Caloocan City.
In an interview with Karen Bordador, Trillanes said that it was not really his plan to run for a local position, but when he saw the state of Caloocan, where he was a resident, he decided to try it.
He described some parts of Caloocan City as a province where poverty was rampant.
“Nakita ko kung gaano kasama ‘yung sitwasyon sa Caloocan. Kung nandirito ka sa Quezon City, BGC, Makati, then pumunta ka doon sa North Caloocan na sinasabi… parang nasa Probinsiya talagang ibang-iba,” said Trillanes.
“Sira-sira ‘yung kalye, ang daming basura, binabaha palagi, daming krimen, ang daming adik, napabayaan,” he added.
Caloocan must follow what happened to Manila City and Pasig City
In another interview, Trillanes also said that the landscape of local politics in Manila had changed as some cities were now electing competent leaders like Isko Moreno and Vico Sotto.
According to him, it would be very simple to become a good and incorruptible leader by just learning how to say “no.”
Trillanes said that during his term as a senator, he made many enemies because he knew how to refuse.