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Isko says won't refuse Duterte endorsement of pres'l bid after Bong Go drops out

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<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=1845833" 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>Manila Mayor Francisco Isko Moreno Domagoso on Tuesday said he will not refuse President Duterte&#x27;s endorsement if the latter chooses to back his presidential bid. </p><p>This, after Duterte&#x27;s chosen successor, Sen. Christopher &quot;Bong&quot; Go announced he is withdrawing his candidacy for president in the 2022 elections. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/30/21/bong-go-quits-presidential-race">Bong Go drops out of presidential race</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Life must go on, tuloy ang buhay,&quot; Domagoso said about Go&#x27;s withdrawal.</p><p>Asked about the possibility that he would be endorsed by Duterte, he said: &quot;Di ako tatanggi. Ang pulubi di makakapamili. Kailangan ko lahat ng klaseng tulong, ordinaryong tao, kahit sinong tao, kasi mabigat na laban ito. Malaki ang Pilipinas.&quot;</p><p>Go on Tuesday said he would no longer run for president in the 2022 elections, saying he did not want to burden the President. </p><p>&quot;Matanda na po siya at marami na rin siyang naibigay para sa bayan kaya ayaw ko na pong dagdagan pa ang kaniyang problema,&quot; he said.</p><p>Go did not elaborate. But the President&#x27;s daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio is running for vice president in tandem with a different contender, former senator Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos Jr. </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=1841382" 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>Domagoso, Aksyon Demokratiko’s standard bearer, has denied that he is Duterte&#x27;s secret candidate after he was described by some quarters as &quot;Duterte Lite.&quot; However, he has welcomed any endorsement from Duterte if the latter chooses to do so. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/24/21/not-duterte-lite-isko-moreno-welcomes-any-help-from-duterte">Isko Moreno denies #DuterteLite tag but &#x27;welcomes any help&#x27; from Duterte in 2022 race</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/01/21/isko-denies-he-is-dutertes-secret-candidate">‘Fake news’: Isko denies he is Duterte’s ‘secret candidate’</a></li></ul><p>Last week he said he would continue President Duterte’s war on drugs should he win the 2022 presidential race.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/26/21/isko-moreno-pledges-to-continue-dutertes-drug-war">Isko pledges to continue Duterte&#x27;s drug war should he bag 2022 presidency</a></li></ul><p>Domagoso placed third in a survey ranking presidential aspirants with 13 percent of respondents saying they would vote for him if the elections were held in October 2021.</p><p>He trailed behind former Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who led the pack with 47 percent, and Vice President Leni Robredo who garnered 18 percent.</p>

Presidential bet Isko Moreno said he will not refuse President Duterte's endorsement if the latter chooses to back him after Sen Bong Go dropped out. 