Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Monday said he would only consider running for an electoral post in the 2022 national and local elections after securing a medical clearance from his doctor.
In a radio interview on Monday, Roque disclosed he will be consulting his physician first to determine if he is physically fit to run in the upcoming polls.
“I will schedule a physical check-up before the month of September to know what [my physical] state is,” Roque said. “We will see what the doctor will say,” he added.
In 2019, Roque withdrew his senatorial aspirations after he underwent a heart procedure.
However, he still opted to run for congressional position that year as a nominee of Luntiang Pilipinas Party, but veteran journalist Michael Ubac later replaced him.
Roque was among the supposed initial list of personalities being considered by the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) for its senatorial slate, which was revealed by Eastern Samar Governor Ben Evardone.
Roque was first appointed as spokesman of President Duterte in 2017 before he decided to resign a year after to run in the 2019 polls. He was reappointed to his position in April 2020.