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Former President Duterte won't file COC for Senator

Paige Javier

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<p><span data-teams="true" id="isPasted"><span dir="ltr"></span></span>MANILA – Former Executive Secretary and now Senatorial aspirant Vic Rodriguez said former President Rodrigo Duterte will not run for Senator, despite earlier reports. </p><p>Rodriguez responded to questions on the elder Duterte&#x27;s political plans, hours after reports circulated the former President withdrew his certificate of candidacy for Davao City Mayor.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/7/rodrigo-duterte-files-candidacy-for-davao-city-mayor-1651">Rodrigo Duterte files candidacy for Davao City mayor</a> </div><p>Duterte filed his COC for the local post on Monday with his son, incumbent Davao City Mayor Sebastian &quot;Baste&quot; Duterte as his running mate. </p><p>&quot;He already filed as [Davao City] Mayor. And we were together, naghiwalay lang kami mga 2:30 [in the afternoon] I don&#x27;t know what time it is today now. But settled na siya as Mayor,&quot; Rodriguez told media. </p><p>The senatorial aspirant said he had lunch with Duterte before heading to the COC filing venue. </p><p>&quot;Hindi ko alam kung makakaabot pa siya rito. But we were together dito sa, we had lunch kanina… sa Manila andito siya. Magkasama kami. Ang daming nakapila kanina sa kanya doon sa venue kung saan kami nagkita. Ang daming gusto siyang makausap at nais magpaendorse sa PDP [Laban],&quot; he said. </p><p>When asked if there are no truth to the reports circulating online, Rodriguez gave a short answer. </p><p>&quot;Well, you know the President Duterte. He keeps his cards very, very close to his chest. Siya lang ang nakakaalam kung ano ang what is up his sleeve,&quot; he said. </p><p>Rodriguez, who became a Duterte ally after stepping down from the Marcos Jr. administration, said he always speaks with the former President. </p><p>&quot;Nagusap kami, palagian naman kaming naguusap at nagkikita ni Pangulong [Rodrigo] Duterte. At siyempre dating Pangulo yan, hindi mo naman matatawaran ang pagmamahal sa bansa at sa Pilipino. Hindi maiiwasan pagusapan ang kasalukuyang kaganapan sa bansa at hindi rin maiwasan pagusapan ang pulitika,&quot; he shared. </p><p>When the clock struck 5 in the afternoon, Duterte was not seen at the Manila Hotel Tent City to file his COC for Senator.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/3/political-elites-embrace-nepotism-duterte-magic-in-fresh-2025-bids-2243">Political elites embrace nepotism, &#x27;Duterte magic&#x27; in fresh 2025 bids</a></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oI7wSTW7Lj0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div></div>

<p>Former Executive Secretary and now Senatorial aspirant Vic Rodriguez said former President Rodrigo Duterte will not run for Senator, despite earlier reports.</p>

Former Executive Secretary and now Senatorial aspirant Vic Rodriguez said former President Rodrigo Duterte will not run for Senator, despite earlier reports.

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Rodriguez: Former President Duterte won't file COC for Senator

Paige Javier,

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Published Oct 08, 2024 05:58 PM PHT

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Updated Oct 08, 2024 06:01 PM PHT

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