Duterte’s daughter says she has bids for the 2022 Philippines election

MANILA, Sept. 2 (Reuters) – The daughter of Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte has named several politicians, including her father’s closest aide and favorite successor, who she said was offered to run for office. next year’s presidential election.

Sara Duterte-Carpio, mayor of Davao City, is leading opinion polls, but has not yet revealed her political plans before the October deadline to run her candidacy.

Duterte-Carpio, 43, said on Facebook that lawmakers Sherwin Gatchalian and Christopher “Bong” Go had “personally expressed their offer to run for vice president.”

It was unclear when Go made the offer, but Duterte-Carpio’s publication on Wednesday afternoon comes just days after Go turned down the ruling party’s approval as a presidential candidate. Read more

He said other possible running mates include former defense minister Gilbert Teodoro, who made his offer through mutual friends, and the son and namesake of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.

Go said he was open to the idea.

“When I learned that there were some aspirants who wanted to be vice president of Mayor Sara in case she ran for the presidency, I expressed my willingness to be considered,” she said in a statement on Thursday.

Asked at a business forum if he could oppose the presidency himself, Marcos, better known as “Bongbong,” said a presidency was possible.

Duterte-Carpio has been quoted in the media as saying she was open to running.

“Whether or not you have already decided on your career plans, there is really clamor from many sectors,” said political analyst Edmund Tayao.

“Many politicians think she will be a formidable candidate for the presidency.”

The Constitution prohibits his 76-year-old father from seeking a second term, but his opponents believe he could extend power by electing an ally.

He has stated that he will seek the vice presidency, if his daughter Duterte-Carpio does not run for president.

Duterte remains popular despite his notorious bloody campaign against narcotics and his growing criticism of the country’s coronavirus epidemic, one of the worst in Asia.

Report by Neil Jerome Morales; Edited by Michael Perry and Martin Petty

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