Duterte declares neutrality in Eleksyon 2022

Updated Thu, March 31, 2022 at 10:11 PM Published Thu, March 31, 2022 at 8:31 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte declared his neutrality in the Eleksyon 2022 presidential race and stated he is not bent on endorsing any candidate.

He reiterated his neutral stance during a meeting with task forces in Lapu-Lapu City, emphasizing he has no plan to campaign for anyone.

Duterte's statement comes after a faction of his party, PDP-Laban, endorsed presidential front-runner Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who is running alongside Duterte's daughter, Sara Duterte-Carpio, for the vice presidency.

Duterte clarified he would not make any announcement of his preferred successor at the PDP-Laban's campaign rally.

He previously mentioned the next president should be compassionate and preferably a lawyer, a description fitting only two candidates.

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