Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte confirmed that Go-Duterte, the tandem of Senator Bong and President Rodrigo Duterte, would run for president and vice president, respectively, in the 2022 elections.
She said her father “personally” confirmed to her his plans with Bong Go in next year’s national polls.
“The President, very recently, personally confirmed to me that he would run for Vice President and Senator Go as President,” Sara said.
“It was not a pleasant event.”
The mayor said she was left with two letters President Duterte has endorsed for her consideration.
“One note explained why I should endorse the Go-Duterte tandem, and the other suggested that I take in Senator Go as my Vice President,” she said.
“If they can confirm it privately, then I do not see the reason why they cannot be candid about it to the public. They should simply present to the people what they can offer to our country and how they can help our fellow Filipinos,” Mayor Sara said.
Mayor Inday said she asked Duterte and Go to stop talking about her and “make me the reason for them running or not running.”
Mayor Sara: Go-Duterte to run in 2022 elections
Meanwhile, Ronwald Munsayac, executive director of the ruling PDP-Laban, believes the Go-Duterte tandem is just a “distraction” for a Sara Duterte candidacy.
“It’s very impossible that the right hand of the President will go against his boss’ daughter,” Munsayac said.
“This tandem is merely a distraction to shield their ‘real’ candidate from political attacks and to weaken the PDP-Laban with this decoy candidacy.”
Meanwhile, Sara Duterte also told Pimentel and Munsayac to stop blaming her for the “sad state” of PDP-Laban.
“It is not my fault that no one among you is a leader worthy of the respect of the majority. Do not blame me for the sitcom that your party has been reduced to,” Sara said.
“I am not a ‘last two minutes’ person. I think, I organize, and I implement accordingly. In the meantime, I refuse to be a political punching bag for a party in complete disarray,” she said.
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