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Sara Duterte, Dela Rosa meet as substitution deadline looms

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and Sen. Ronald " bato="" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/10/25/20211025-saraduterte-batodelarosa.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and Sen. Ronald &quot;Bato&quot; Dela Rosa pose for a photo at the Davao City Hall. <em>Dela Rosa&#x27;s Facebook page</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and presidential aspirant Sen. Ronald &quot;Bato&quot; Dela Rosa met on Monday, as the deadline for candidate substitution in the 2022 elections neared. </p><p>Dela Rosa, standard-bearer of a faction backed by Duterte-Carpio&#x27;s father, shared on Facebook a photo of him and the mayor at the Davao City Hall.</p><p>&quot;I just reminded her that Nov. 15 is fast approaching,&quot; Dela Rosa said. </p><p>Dela Rosa has said it would be &quot;better&quot; if Duterte-Carpio ran for president in his place.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/11/21/bato-says-told-to-run-for-president-2-hours-before-coc-filing-deadline">Bato says told to run for president 2 hours before COC filing deadline</a></li></ul><p>Substitutes in next year&#x27;s polls have until Nov. 15 to file their candidacies. </p><p>President Rodrigo Duterte previously said his daughter would vie for the top job. But Duterte-Carpio has repeatedly said she would seek a third term as mayor. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/25/21/ship-has-sailed-on-saras-presidential-run-ally">&#x27;Ship has sailed&#x27; on Sara Duterte&#x27;s presidential run, says ally</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/20/21/sara-duterte-clear-she-wont-run-under-pdp-cusi">Sara Duterte clear she won&#x27;t run under PDP - Cusi</a></li></ul><p>Observers say it is important for a loyal successor to replace Duterte and shield him from possible legal action over the killings in his war on drugs, which the International Criminal Court is looking into. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/03/21/5-things-to-know-about-sara-duterte">Five things to know about President Duterte&#x27;s daughter Sara</a></li></ul><p>Dela Rosa led the anti-narcotics crackdown as national police chief from July 2016 to April 2018. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/21/21/duterte-i-take-full-responsibility-for-drug-war">Duterte tells &#x27;ICC-wary&#x27; Bato: I take full responsibility for drug war</a></li></ul><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=1804688" 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>

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and presidential aspirant Bato Dela Rosa met, as the substitution deadline for the 2022 elections neared. 