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Sara Duterte as House Speaker? Davao Mayor says 'everything is up in the air'

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4ohRrUWm_NI" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Friday confirmed that she plans to run for Congress, but gave a cryptic answer when asked if she is willing to lead the House of Representatives should she win in the 2019 polls.Reports about the younger Duterte&#x27;s plan to take the speakership from incumbent House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez surfaced after the mayor hit the lawmaker for his supposed comments on the formation of Hugpong Ng Pagbabago (HNP), a regional party she leads. &quot;Dalawa lang naman ang pupuntahan ko... Definitely, I will not run for senator so it&#x27;s just city mayor or congressman,&quot; Duterte-Carpio said Friday at the launch of HNP in Davao City.Asked if she is keen to take the speakership, Duterte said: &quot;Well, everything is up in the air right now. I-discuss namin sa party what is best for Davao region.&quot;On Thursday, the Davao City mayor took to social media to slam Alvarez&#x27;s comment that HNP was an opposition party because it did not have the President&#x27;s blessing. Alvarez is a stalwart of Duterte&#x27;s party PDP-Laban. Duterte-Carpio said the country is better off without Alvarez and said she would &quot;put the cow in his proper place.&quot;&quot;He is not a leader. He will never be a leader. Many congressmen can do more than what he is delivering for the President,&quot; she said in a Facebook post Thursday, calling Alvarez an &quot;insecure fat sleaze&quot; in a separate statement.&quot;The Philippines will be a better country if he is not Speaker. PRD (Duterte) will be a stronger President without Alvarez,&quot; she added.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/22/18/sara-duterte-twits-alvarez-over-opposition-remark-you-messed-with-the-wrong-girl">Sara Duterte twits Alvarez over &#x27;opposition&#x27; remark: &#x27;You messed with the wrong girl&#x27;</a></li></ul>Alvarez denied allegations that he labelled HNP as an opposition party, but Duterte-Carpio stood by her claims.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/21/18/sara-dutertes-new-party-a-non-issue-says-alvarez">Sara Duterte&#x27;s new party a &#x27;non-issue,&#x27; says Alvarez</a></li></ul>&quot;It&#x27;s either kaming dalawa nung mayor na kausap niya ang nagsisinungaling o siya. It&#x27;s two against one,&quot; she said.Speaking to reporters in Butuan City Friday, Alvarez did not address the issue, saying: &quot;No comment na ako diyan (I won&#x27;t comment). Surrender.&quot;

President Rodrigo Duterte's daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Friday confirmed that she plans to run for Congress, but gave a cryptic answer when asked if she is willing to lead the House of Representatives should she win in the 2019 polls.

President Rodrigo Duterte's daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Friday confirmed that she plans to run for Congress, but gave a cryptic answer when asked if she is willing to lead the House of Representatives should she win in the 2019 polls.