Whether Senator Manuel “Mar” Roxas II wins or loses in the vice presidential race, he will have an active role to play in the administration of his running mate, apparent President-elect Senator Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III.

This is what Aquino disclosed to the media in an interview during a thanksgiving party for his campaign volunteers held in Quezon City Thursday night.

If Roxas will be unfortunate to lose his bid for the second highest post in the land, Aquino said he has plans for the Liberal Party (LP) president, who has sacrificed his presidential bid and gave way to Aquino’s candidacy.

“I have plans for him. If we go back during the campaign, the two of us were able to do things because we share in the responsibilities. We help each other, share the burden and understand one another despite the intrigues thrown against us,” he said.

“If our capabilities are combined, it will be greater compared to the individual component so if the two of us will work toward the same agenda, it’ll be materialized sooner than if I will be pursuing it alone,” he added.

Asked what position in government will he entrust Roxas with, Aquino said nothing but “let’s wait for one year.”

Roxas was not seen during the thanksgiving party held at the residence of a known supporter of Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero, Roxas’ likely rival for the presidency come 2016.

Aquino belied rumors that Roxas was not invited in the celebration, adding that Roxas is out-of-town at that time.

Aquino said Roxas and himself are set to meet with United States Ambassador Harry Thomas, Jr. and several heads of state in the coming days.

This developed as the camp of leading vice presidential candidate Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay criticized the camp of Roxas for its alleged “tempered enthusiasm” on the battle for the second highest elective post in the country.

Binay’s spokesman Lito Anzures made the statement in reaction to Roxas’ print advertisement, which came out in some broadsheet and tabloid newspapers Friday. Anzures branded the ad as “copycat” and less than truthful.”

“We are glad that the Roxas camp has tempered its enthusiasm by avoiding any outright claim that their candidate will win the vice presidency,” Anzures said in a statement.

He noted that from earlier claims of Roxas winning by as much as 400,000 to a “hairline,” Anzures said LP officials are now saying that they cannot honestly say who will win the canvass.

He also said that the ad of Roxa is “less than truthful” since “it failed to say that Binay won in 66 of the country’s 81 provinces during the May 10 elections.”

“We don’t really mind if they copied the ad, but they should have been more truthful in presenting the provincial results,” Anzures said, referring to Binay’s ad last Tuesday, which showed the United Opposition (UNO) bet “winning in 14 out of 17 regions.”

Anzures said the ad included Roxas' votes from cities, “thus bloating the figures.”

“I thought the Roxas camp had said we should all wait for the results of the canvass. But here they are again, misleading the public,” he said.

Anzures said that the Roxas camp has earlier failed to say that the votes from their bailiwick, which they claim would swing the tide in their favor, account for only less than 20 percent of the total number of votes cast.