Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte-Carpio attended the birthday party of House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, one of her closest allies, amid speculations that she would be seeking a national post in next year’s elections. | NAMercadoINQ
Social media has been abuzz that Duterte-Carpio and former president and House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will meet this week in Balesin, just days ahead of the Nov. 15 deadline to change candidates for the May 2022 elections.
Albay Rep. Joey Salceda, another close ally of Duterte-Carpio, has claimed that the Davao City mayor, who chairs the regional party Hugpong ng Pagbabago, may likely run under Macapagal-Arroyo’s Lakas-CMD.for the two prominent politicians to meet. Nonetheless, Frasco said Duterte-Carpio will also attend the wedding of the daughter of Senator Bong Revilla, who serves as the chairman of Lakas-CMD, on Thursday afternoon.
Among those expected to attend the wedding is Macapagal-Arroyo. INQUIRER.net has yet to confirm her attendance as of posting time. The Davao City mayor was said to be the moving force in the ouster of House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and the installation of Macapagal-Arroyo in his place in 2018.
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