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Lakas-CMD eyes Duterte for senatorial slate in Halalan 2022

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RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt=" President Rodrigo Duterte at the Malacañang Palace on November 11, 2021. Toto Lozano, Presidential Photo/File" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/11/16/20211111-duterte-apec-ho-14.jpg"/><figcaption>President Rodrigo Duterte at the Malacañang Palace on November 11, 2021. <em>Toto Lozano, Presidential Photo/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>MANILA— The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) party is eyeing to adopt President Rodrigo Duterte into its senatorial slate for the 2022 elections.</p><p>&quot;With President Duterte’s filing of candidacy for senator in 2022 election, it will be my honor, as Lakas-CMD President, to nominate his name for inclusion in the list of senatorial candidates to be adopted by the party,” Lakas CMD president and House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez said in a statement on Tuesday.</p><p>Duterte earlier filed his candidacy for senator, replacing a certain Mona Liza Visorde who was an initial bet for Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan (PDDS) party, an official of a PDP-Laban faction backed by the President confirmed.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/15/21/duterte-joining-halalan-2022-wont-face-off-with-daughter-sara">Duterte running for senator, won&#x27;t face off with daughter Sara: allies</a></li></ul><p>Duterte&#x27;s daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, recently joined Lakas-CMD and filed as its vice presidential candidate via substitution.</p><p>Romualdez said that the national executive committee of Lakas-CMD is formalizing the list of its 12 senatorial candidates for Halalan 2022, and will make a formal announcement at the &quot;soonest time possible.&quot;</p><p>He said the Lakas-CMD is one of the major political parties that helped elect Duterte in 2016.</p><p>Lakas CMD has produced two presidents — Fidel Ramos in 1992 and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in 2004. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/15/21/lakas-denies-arroyo-told-sara-to-run-for-vp">Lakas-CMD denies Arroyo behind Sara Duterte&#x27;s VP bid</a></li></ul><p>The camp of former senator Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos, who is running for president, earlier endorsed Duterte-Carpio&#x27;s vice presidential candidacy.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/13/21/marcos-camp-endorses-sara-duterte-as-vp">Marcos camp endorses Sara Duterte as VP in 2022 polls</a></li></ul><p>The older Duterte however has said he won’t be backing Marcos and will instead back his long-time aide and aspirant Sen. Bong Go for president. </p><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=1829603" 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>

Duterte's eldest daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, was earlier nominated by the party for vice president in the 2022 polls. 

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Lakas-CMD eyes Duterte for senatorial slate in Halalan 2022

RG Cruz,

ABS-CBN News

Published November 16, 2021 07:12 PM PHT

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Rodrigo Duterte

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Sara Duterte-Carpio

2022 elections

Halalan 2022

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