Davao City Vice Mayor Sebastian 'Baste' Duterte has withdrawn his candidacy for reelection in next year's polls, as instructed by his sister, Mayor Sara Duterte, he said Tuesday.
MANILA - Davao City Vice Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte has withdrawn his candidacy for reelection in next year's polls, as instructed by his sister, Mayor Sara Duterte, he said Tuesday.
Quitain, an incumbent councilor for the city's 1st District, initially disclosed the development thru PTV Davao earlier in the day. He said Baste went to the Comelec Davao office on Tuesday morning to withdraw the certificate of candidacy he filed last Oct. 3. "That's her instruction to me, then I am waiting for further instructions. So for now, that is the only information I have because that is what they have instructed me to do as of now," Baste said in the interview, speaking in the local language."But I guess, whatever this is, let's hope and let's be positive that Sara's decision that I withdraw is good, and that something good might come out of it," he said.
In his official statement, Baste said he has "no other details to share at the moment" as he thanked "the Dabawenyos for the support" they gave him.President Duterte's youngest son started his foray into politics when he ran for the position in 2019.
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