Manila Mayor Joseph “Erap” Estrada on Tuesday said he will be forced to run for President if Sen. Grace Poe and Vice President Jejomar Binay are disqualified either by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) or the Senate Electoral Tribunal.

“To preserve democracy and unite the opposition, I will run for President instead,” Estrada told reporters at the sidelines of an event held by the Partido ng Masang Pilipino at Manila City Hall.

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