President Duterte won’t run for vice president if his daughter Sara will pursue a presidential bid, according to Nograles.
On Wednesday, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said that President Rodrigo Duterte will not run for vice president if his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, will pursue a presidential bid.
In an interview on CNN Philippines, Nograles said that the President wasn’t convinced that the “Duterte-Duterte tandem” should happen in 2022.
“Yes, he said that. ‘Yung Duterte-Duterte, he’s not convinced that it should happen in 2022,” Nograles said, referring to President Duterte’s taped speech aired late Tuesday night.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a message to reporters that the President himself said during his taped weekly address aired Tuesday night that he and Senator Bong Go weren’t inclined to run for vice president and president, respectively, in the May 2022 elections if his daughter would seek the presidency.
Rappler reported that Roque was surprised that this portion of the meeting didn’t make it to the final version aired on television. According to Roque, he didn’t know why this portion of President Duterte’s remarks were edited out.
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President Duterte’s remarks weren’t part of the footage that was eventually aired on PTV on Tuesday night. Although he confirmed that he will run for vice president in the May 2022 national elections.
All of President Duterte’s weekly pandemic addresses were edited footage of his meetings with Cabinet officials and the footage was broadcast hours after the end of the meetings.
GMA News Online reported that Mayor Sara has yet to bare her definite plans for next year although she has expressed openness in running for president.
However, Hugpong ng Pagbabago Secretary-General Anthony del Rosario said last July that Mayor Sara will not run for president if her father will pursue the vice presidency.
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