Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – As surprises from withdrawals and substitutions flood headlines on Saturday, Nov 13, President Rodrigo Duterte said he will be running for Vice President in 2022 and will go head-to-head with his daughter, Sara Duterte-Carpio.
Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar said on Saturday that the President will be filing his candidacy by Monday.
In October, Duterte told has announced his retirement from politics due to opposition of many Filipinos.
The President’s daugher, Sara Duterte-Carpio earlier on Saturday, has filed her substitution papers through a proxy to run for Vice President.
In about the same time, Atty. Vic Rodriguez, the campaign manager of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) party has announced that they have adopted Sara Duterte-Carpio as their Vice Presidential bid.
Meanwhile, the President’s close ally Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has withdrawn from his VP bid to run for President after another close friend in Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has backed out from the Presidential Race. TNF
*This is a breaking and developing story*