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Halalan 2022: Sara Duterte joins Lakas-CMD, a step closer to substitution

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Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio took her oath as member of Lakas-CMD on Nov. 11, 2021, a move that would allow her to become a substitute for any of the party" s="" standard="" bearers="" for="" Halalan="" Photo="" courtesy="" of="" the="" office="" Lakas-CMD="" President="" Martin="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/11/11/sara.jpg"/><figcaption>Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio took her oath as member of Lakas-CMD on Nov. 11, 2021, a move that would allow her to become a substitute for any of the party&#x27;s standard bearers for Halalan 2022. Photo courtesy of the office of Lakas-CMD President Martin Romualdez.</figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA <strong>(2nd UPDATE)</strong> — Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Thursday took her oath as member of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo&#x27;s Lakas-CMD, a move that would allow her to become a substitute for any of the party&#x27;s standard bearers for Halalan 2022.</p><p>“The officials and members of Lakas-CMD are elated to welcome Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte as new member of our party,&quot; Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin Romualdez, the party&#x27;s president, said in a statement.</p><p>&quot;We had long been inviting Mayor Inday to join our party as we are all impressed with her sterling qualities as a leader and we saw up close her exemplary work ethic as chief executive of Davao City,” he added.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Photo courtesy of the office of Lakas-CMD President Martin Romualdez" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/11/11/oath.jpg"/><figcaption>Photo courtesy of the office of Lakas-CMD President Martin Romualdez</figcaption></figure></div><p>Romualdez administered the oath to Duterte-Carpio at the Revilla Farm in Silang, Cavite at 6 p.m., while Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr., Lakas-CMD chairman, witnessed the oath-taking.</p><p>In a Facebook post, Duterte-Carpio confirmed her move to the national party, with a short statement: &quot;Tonight, I formally became a member of Lakas-CMD.&quot;</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/MayorIndaySaraDuterteOfficial/posts/787115518799328" data-width="auto"> </div><p>Prior to this, Duterte-Carpio was affiliated with Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), a regional party she founded in 2018. She left the party Wednesday, or a day before she officially joined Lakas.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/11/21/sara-duterte-quits-regional-party-hugpong">Sara Duterte quits regional party Hugpong ng Pagbabago</a></li></ul><p>Duterte-Carpio withdrew her candidacy for a reelection bid as Davao City mayor Tuesday, barely a week before the Commission on Elections&#x27; (Comelec) deadline to substitute for an official candidate of a political party or coalition who withdrew. </p><p>This sparked speculation that she would run for a national post, despite her previous pronouncements to the contrary. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/09/21/pag-atras-ni-sara-sa-local-race-umani-ng-espekulasyon">Pag-atras ni Sara Duterte sa local race umani ng espekulasyon</a></li></ul><p>In an ambush interview, Romualdez kept mum on Duterte-Carpio&#x27;s next moves, particularly on whether she would substitute for one of Lakas-CMD&#x27;s standard bearers, accused of being &quot;placeholders.&quot;</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=1827123" 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><p>&quot;We have not discussed any positions, no further discussions rather than the fact we have a long standing invitation to her,&quot; Romualdez said.</p><p>On October 8, the last day for filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs), Anna Capella Velasco filed a COC for president under Lakas-CMD, while Lyle Fernando Uy filed for vice president under the same party. </p><p>Last month, Lakas-CMD admitted Velasco and Uy are merely &quot;placeholders&quot; until November 15.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/11/21/lakas-cmd-exec-admits-filers-for-president-vp-just-placeholders">EXCLUSIVE: Lakas-CMD official admits filers for president, VP just &#x27;placeholders&#x27;</a></li></ul><p>House Deputy Speaker and Lakas-CMD secretary general Prospero Pichay Jr. revealed they are eyeing Dutere-Carpio as their standard bearer.</p><p>Duterte-Carpio is known to enjoy close ties with Arroyo, Lakas-CMD&#x27;s president emeritus, and was said to be instrumental in the former president&#x27;s ascent as House Speaker in 2018.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/14/21/sara-duterte-meets-with-ex-president-gma">Sara Duterte meets with ex-President GMA</a></li></ul><p>To recall, President Rodrigo Duterte, Duterte-Carpio&#x27;s father, also made a late entry in the 2016 presidential race as a substitute candidate.</p><div><strong>— with report from RG Cruz, Jacque Manabat, and Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><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=1827505" 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 on Thursday took her oath as member of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's Lakas-CMD, a move that would allow her to become a substitute for any of the party's standard bearers for Halalan 2022.

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Halalan 2022: Sara Duterte joins Lakas-CMD, a step closer to substitution

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

ABS-CBN News

Published November 11, 2021 06:32 PM PHT

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Updated November 11, 2021 11:09 PM PHT

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