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Duterte to pursue VP bid since Sara uninterested in presidency
President Rodrigo Duterte stated he will run for vice-president in the 2022 elections, believing that only one Duterte will seek national office.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque confirmed Duterte's intention to run for VP, emphasizing that "delicadeza" dictates only one Duterte should run.
Roque surmised that a portion of President Duterte's recent taped address was edited out because it was a family matter between the president and his daughter.
Mayor Duterte-Carpio had earlier expressed openness to running for president herself and asked her father and Senator Bong Go to stop using her name in their political plans.
Roque reiterated that Duterte's "unfinished business" in addressing illegal drugs and corruption in government has convinced him to seek the vice presidency.
He also ensured that Duterte's vice presidential bid would not affect the government's Covid-19 pandemic response efforts.
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