President Rodrigo Duterte is 'considering' running for senator in the 2022 elections, his spokesman said on Friday, despite his earlier pronouncement that he would retire from politics. Halalan2022
MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte is "considering" running for senator in the 2022 elections, his spokesman said on Friday, despite his earlier pronouncement that he would retire from politics.
"As far as I know wala pa pong pinal na desisyon. But as Sen. [Christopher] Go said, he is considering it," Duterte's spokesman Harry Roque said.He previously said he would run for vice president. However, he later said he was retiring from politics, prompting his longtime aide Go to seek the No. 2 job in his place.
Meanwhile, Roque has said he would only vie for a Senate seat if Duterte-Carpio ran for president. He has bared an option for him to become a substitute candidate.
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