Duterte will not run for VP if Sara runs for president – PDP-Laban

The PDP-Laban faction said the candidacy of their standard-bearers in 2022, even though it depends on whether the daughter of their vice-presidential candidate will run for the presidency.

Just Tuesday, PDP-Laban executive vice president Karlo Nograles said that President Rodrigo Duterte had confirmed his run for the second-highest position in government. Digong confirmed this in his televised address last night:

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“Gusto talaga ninyo? Oh, sige, tatakbo ako ng bise presidente. Then I will continue the crusade. I’m worried about the drugs, insurgency — well, number one is insurgency, then criminality, drugs. I may not have the power to give the direction or guidance, but I can always express my views in public. For whatever it may be worth in the coming days, nasa Pilipino na ‘yan. Nandiyan lang ako, magsabi lang ako.”

Despite that, Nograles seems to have suddenly changed his tune when asked if Duterte will run if Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte – presidential daughter and not a member of PDP-Laban-is running for the presidency.

“Ang sinasabi niya [Duterte], ‘pag tumakbo si Mayor Inday Sara Duterte, ang kanyang anak, sa pagkapangulo, malamang magbabago ang isip niya. Kasi as it stands right now… hindi niya gusto na Duterte-Duterte ang tatakbo,” Nograles said Wednesday in an interview with CNN Philippines.

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Duterte will not run for VP if Sara runs for president – PDP-Laban

“He said na ‘yung Duterte-Duterte, to him… he’s not convinced that it should happen, at least for this 2022 national elections.”

Sara is a member of the regional party Hugpong ng Pagbabago and is currently number one in the Pulse Asia survey for the presidency position in 2022.

It was Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go and not Sara is endorsed by the PDP-Laban faction led by their president and Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi.

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The Cusi wing of the PDP-Laban has yet to decide whether they will replace standard-bearers for 2022 if Sara runs for office. Nor would they be straightforward if they endorsed Sara by chance.

While no other complications are happening, Nograles will likely nominate Duterte for the VP position on September 8. After that, they will just wait until October for the filing of the certificate for candidacy.

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