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Duterte says 'not supporting any candidate except daughter' Sara

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Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="President Rodrigo Duterte poses for a photo with his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio during the Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) Thanksgiving Night at the Peninsula Manila in Makati City on June 24, 2019. Karl Norman Alonzo, Presidential Photo/File " src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/04/04/20190625-hnp-thanksgiving-mnib-46.jpg"/><figcaption>President Rodrigo Duterte poses for a photo with his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio during the Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) Thanksgiving Night at the Peninsula Manila in Makati City on June 24, 2019. <em>Karl Norman Alonzo, Presidential Photo/File </em></figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday he is &quot;not supporting any candidate—except, of course, my daughter,&quot; Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, who is seeking the No. 2 job in the May elections. </p><p>One of his advisers earlier <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/23/22/adviser-to-duterte-back-marcos-to-protect-you">urged</a> the President to back Duterte-Carpio&#x27;s running-mate Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos Jr. to shield him from possible legal action when he steps down from office. </p><p>In a speech at an evacuation center in Batangas province on Monday afternoon, Duterte said, &quot;Ako wala na, tapos na ako.&quot;</p><p>(I am done.) </p><p>&quot;I am not supporting any candidate—except, of course, my daughter. Ako, boboto talaga ako sa anak ko,&quot; he said.</p><p>(I will vote for my daughter.) </p><p>Duterte, who remains popular among many Filipinos, called Marcos a &quot;<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/19/21/duterte-on-bongbong-marcos-spoiled-weak-leader">weak leader</a>&quot; in November last year. </p><p>The President had chosen his longtime aide Sen. Christopher Go to replace him, but the lawmaker pulled out of the contest in December. </p><p>Since then, Duterte has been cryptic about who he wants to see in the presidential palace after he steps down in June.</p><p>He said in March the next leader should be a lawyer and compassionate -- raising eyebrows among observers as the description seemed to best fit his nemesis, incumbent Vice President Leni Robredo, who is a distant second behind Marcos in the polls.<br/> </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/03/15/22/can-robredo-still-catch-up-to-marcos-in-surveys ">Can Robredo still catch up in surveys? Pulse Asia says possible, but difficult</a></li></ul><p>Aside from Robredo, the only other lawyer among the 10 presidential aspirants is Jose Montemayor, Jr.</p><p>&quot;Paalis na ako. I’m just, I’m winding up at lahat ‘yong nalalaman ko na magandang asal para sa maging Presidente, sinasabi ko. It is because I want to pass it on to the next generation,&quot; Duterte said in his Batangas speech. </p><p>(I am leaving. I&#x27;m just winding up and I am just sharing everything I know on the good characteristics of a President.) </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1987280" width="100%"></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><div style="text-align:center"><em>Video courtesy of PCOO    </em>  </div><p>A faction of <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/22/22/bongbong-marcos-gets-pdp-laban-faction-endorsement">Duterte&#x27;s PDP-Laban party</a> last month endorsed the presidential bid of Marcos.</p><p>Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, president of the faction, would not confirm if the decision meant the President also supported Marcos.</p><p>Presidential spokesman Martin Andanar said Duterte&#x27;s position was &quot;not clear&quot;.</p><p>But University of the Philippines political science professor Jean Franco said PDP-Laban&#x27;s backing was &quot;tantamount to Duterte endorsing the candidacies of Marcos and his daughter&quot;.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s big,&quot; she said, adding it gives &quot;local officials the signal that they should campaign for the Marcos-Duterte ticket.&quot;</p><p>She added that it was also &quot;surreal&quot; that PDP-Laban, which was set up in the early 1980s in opposition to the Marcos dictatorship, was now supporting his son.</p><p>Duterte was in Batangas to inspect an evacuation, following the recent eruption of the Taal Volcano. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/03/22/thousands-remain-in-evacuation-centers-a-week-since-taal-unrest">Over 4,000 remain in evacuation centers a week since Taal Volcano unrest</a></li></ul><div><strong> <br/>— With a report from Agence France-Presse </strong></div>

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Duterte says 'not supporting any candidate except daughter' Sara

Jamaine Punzalan,

ABS-CBN News

Published April 04, 2022 06:36 PM PHT

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Updated April 04, 2022 08:07 PM PHT

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