Duterte accepts VP nomination but may withdraw if Sara runs for president

Updated Thu, August 26, 2021 at 12:37 AM Published Tue, August 24, 2021 at 1:10 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte initially accepted the nomination of the PDP-Laban party, led by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, to run for vice president in the 2022 elections.

However, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque revealed that Duterte would not run for vice president if his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, pursues a presidential bid.

The PDP-Laban Cusi faction maintained that Duterte will run as their vice presidential bet, with secretary-general Melvin Matibag stating that Roque's disclosure is yet to be validated and they have not heard the President say those things.

The faction dismissed extraneous statements as non sequitur, emphasizing their party's clear and unequivocal declaration of Duterte's vice presidential candidacy.

The tandem of President Duterte and Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio is currently leading in pre-election polls.

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