President Rodrigo Duterte claimed he was not sold on the call of his political party members to run for vice president in 2022. READ:
In an interview with his supporter and friend Apollo Quiboloy on Tuesday, June 8, Duterte also said he planned to retire after his presidency.Tapos this time, ako yung mamili ng presidente. 'Pag manalo, sabihin nila, ano ko lang 'yan, 'Perpetuate yourself in power.' Re-resist akoDuterte said he wanted to go back to Davao City and even joked he would just spend his days in Quiboloy's garden resort called Prayer Mountain.
Quiboloy, who had supported Duterte's presidential bid in 2016, tried to convince him to reconsider. He said the job of vice president was not as tiring or burdensome as that of the president but would still allow Duterte to be the"beacon and guide for the Filipinos"PDP-Laban, Duterte's national political party, is trying to convince him, their chairman, to run for vice president in the national elections next year.
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