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“We both agreed only one of us will run for a nat’l position in 2022,” she says (Eagle News) – Presidential daughter and Davao City mayor Sara Duterte said she is not running for any top national post in 2022. This was after her father, President Rodrigo Duterte, accepted the nomination of the ruling party PDP-Laban to run as Vice-President next year. “I am not running for a national position as we both agreed […]
(Eagle News) — Davao City mayor Sara Duterte placed armored tanks and heavy equipment in major roads in the city to warn those violating the lockdown protocols of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) there. The mayor had earlier warned that she would place armored tanks or armored personnel carriers (APCs) to guard the streets to block private vehicles violating ECQ guidelines in the city. The ECQ was put in place on April 4 and is […]
(Eagle News) –At least nine people were injured after a portion of a condominium complex in Davao City collapsed following a 6.5-magnitude earthquake in Mindanao, Davao Mayor Sara Duterte said. In a televised interview with reporters, Duterte said of the nine hurt in the incident at Ecoland 4000, eight were treated on-site and one was rushed to the hospital. Duterte said authorities were still sweeping the area to check if there were any other casualties. […]
(Eagle News)–Senator-elect Imee Marcos believes the strongest contender for the presidency in 2022 is Davao Mayor Sara Duterte. In an interview over ANC on Thursday, May 30, Marcos said the presidential daughter “has the connection with the people” and the “same authenticity that we love and fell in love with President (Rodrigo) Duterte before.” As for those saying the Davao mayor lacks experience, she said “that’s quickly gained.” “She’s very quick,” Marcos said. The Davao […]
(Eagle News)–Former Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte on Thursday, May 23, called on authorities to investigate the allegations made by Peter Joemel Advincula against the Liberal Party and Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. “Without a doubt, as I have said before, (Trillanes) was behind (the “Ang Totoong Narco-list”) video. And now that many names have also surfaced, to include Senator Risa Hontiveros and several lawyers, I believe a proper investigation is in order,” the presidential son, […]
(Eagle News)—Davao Mayor Sara Duterte on Wednesday, May 21, said she was not the “correct person” to endorse someone as speaker of the House of Representatives, saying she was “only the Mayor of Davao City.” The presidential daughter made the remark as she addressed several issues concerning congressmen who aspire for the post, which will be vacant after the newly elected congressmen are proclaimed. Duterte for instance denied claims she was endorsing the speakership bid […]
(Eagle News)–Davao Mayor Sara Duterte on Sunday, March 10, accused Vice President Leni Robredo of having “fake courage,” after members from her camp defended her from the presidential daughter’s tirades. “A reminder to Leni Robredo: Kapag umatake ka, at sinagot ka ng inatake mo to question your authority to speak on integrity and honesty, do not retreat behind a ‘Robredo Camp’ to answer for you and the argument you started,” Duterte said. Duterte was apparently […]
(Eagle News)–The Liberal Party on Saturday, March 9, defended Vice President Leni Robredo from Davao Mayor Sara Duterte’s comments against her. “Kapag kakampi nila hindi issue ang honesty pero kapag si VP Leni at hindi nila kaalyado ay issue na ito? Tama ba yun?” the LP said in a statement. According to the opposition party, in the first place, Robredo was not running in the upcoming elections. It said therefore the “pag-atake sa kanya gamit […]
(Eagle News)—Davao Mayor Sara Duterte has slammed Vice President Leni Robredo for her comments honesty should be a requirement for candidates, saying the vice president’s honesty herself has been “questioned” since day one of her term. “She is not called fake VP for no reason,” Duterte said, noting that Robredo faced an electoral protest for “massive fraud” during the 2016 elections. She was referring to the electoral protest filed by former Senator Bongbong Marcos, who […]
(Eagle News)—The Palace has described as “nonsensical” journalist Ellen Tordesillas’ comment a Davao Mayor Sara Duterte presidency in 2022 was President Rodrigo Duterte’s “insurance” from an International Criminal Court arrest. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in the first place, the ICC, where communications have been filed against the President in connection with the drug war, has no jurisdiction over the chief executive “and for that matter any Filipino citizen.” “It is no […]
(Eagle News) — Two senators on Tuesday, Feb. 19, backed Davao Mayor Sara Duterte as the country’s president in the future, noting what they said were her good qualities. In a text message to reporters, Senator Panfilo Lacson said the daughter of incumbent President Rodrigo Duterte remains his “top choice” if “the next leader of our country would emerge from the young, fresh and new faces in national politics.” “I’ve said this before sometime in […]
(Eagle News)–Davao Mayor Sara Duterte will decide on whether to run for President in 2021. The mayor made the statement in an interview with reporters in Vigan, Ilocos Sur. Supporters of the mayor have been goading her to run especially since the term of President Rodrigo Duterte, her father, would expire in 2022. The President has said he would step down after his term. In an interview, he said he was even amenable to stepping […]
