DAVAO City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio apologized to her supporters for her decision not to run for the presidency in 2022 as she wishes to continue to serve as mayor.
Duterte-Carpio made her statement on Wednesday evening, October 6, through her official Facebook page, two days before the last day of the filing of certificate of candidacy (COC).
“Masakit din para sa aking damdamin na sana’y magpaubaya sa mga kaibigan na hindi ko maibigay ang gusto ninyo,” the mayor wrote in her post.
She added that she needed to finish her last term as mayor before she would serve in another position.
“Madami sa inyo ang nasasaktan, sumama ang loob at nawalan ng pag-asa pero puwede pa rin tayo magtulungan para sa ating bayan, di kailangan ng position, di kailangan ng tayo ay Pangulo upang makatulong,” Duterte-Carpio said.
The mayor, in her previous statements, had insisted that she won’t be running for the presidency after her father, President Rodrigo Duterte, accepted the nomination of PDP-Laban Cusi faction to be the party’s vice presidential candidate.
However, Duterte withdrew his plan, and instead, his long time aide, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go will be running for the said position during the COC filing in Pasay City on Saturday, October 2.
The President, in an ambush interview, even said that the “Sara-Go” tandem could happen.
Duterte-Carpio’s supporters, however, continue to call on the mayor to run for presidency in the elections next year.
