The fruit does not fall far from the tree, so they say.
Being one of the children of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte seems to be a
sure way of having a lime light for yourself. Moreso, being the current mayor of the largest city in
the country, succeeding the current President from a post that he has occupied
for more than twenty (20) years. Safe to say you are already being groomed for
a career in the political scene of the country.
Now that the former mayor - Rodrigo Duterte is now the 16th
President of the Republic of the Philippines- a historic one at that coming
from the island of Mindanao backed not by the usual big political parties in
the country. Oppositions have made every attack against the President, has
implicated things or wrongdoings to the first family, and it seems the eldest
child of the President is now already pushing back. .
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| Davao Mayor Inday Sara Duterte ( photo credit to PDI) |
Mayor Sara Duterte has warned the politicale enemies of his
father not to piss her off, because she might make her mind and run for
senator.
Based from the latest Social Weather Station (SWS) the mayor
from Davao placed ninth (9th) among the the top 12 potential contenders in the
2019 congressional election.
“Just don’t let the enemies of PRD (President Rodrigo
Duterte) annoy me, then my slot should become available to all the yellows,”
the Mayor , referring to the members of the opposition Liberal Party, who are
among the fiercest critics of her father.
Mayor, has indicated that this is not the first time her
name was included in a list of potential senatorial candidates, she was already
added in the 2012 survey list.
“Thank you to those who gave their
support, but I still believe that being a responsible Davaoeño, whether in
public office or as a practicing lawyer, is my contribution to nation
building,” the mayor said.
“If Davao City is strong, then that is the
Davaoeños’ patriotism at work,” she said.
But, Mayor Inday Sara has already quashed
the rumors of her gunning a seat in the
senate, she inclined that she is more interested in taking over the post of
Davao City Rep. Karlo Alexei Nograles. *
“I do not have plans of running [for] a national post in
the 2019 elections. But I have plans of running in the first congressional
district of Davao City,” she told media on the sidelines of the launching of
Tapang at Malasakit Alliance for the Philippines last October.
The President has joked a couple times, that Inday Sara could succeed him as the President of the country after he steps down in 2022.
The President has joked a couple times, that Inday Sara could succeed him as the President of the country after he steps down in 2022.
Report from PDI
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