Former President Rodrigo R. Duterte, 79, announced on Saturday night, October 5, that he is willing to run again for mayor of his hometown Davao City in the 2025 elections.
The former Chief Executive, in a press conference, asked the media if public sentiment favored his return as mayor of Davao.Duterte was mayor for more than two decades before becoming president from 2016 to 2022.“He should be the vice mayor,” Duterte said.
The former Chief Executive said a senatorial candidacy is out of the question as he is too old and might only collapse during a national campaign. Former President Duterte’s daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, had earlier said that his father, along with her brothers, Mayor Duterte and Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte, Mayor Duterte, however, claimed that Vice President Duterte was joking. Among the Dutertes, only the former President’s grandson, Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II, son of Rep. Duterte, is running for an elective position so far.
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