Sara Duterte’s exit from Davao mayor race stokes talk of national run

Mayor Sara Duterte poses for a selfie outside the Commission on Elections office in Davao City after she withdrew her certificate of candidacy for mayor on Nov 9. - PDI

DAVAO CITY (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte on Tuesday (Nov 9) backed out from her reelection bid, raising fresh expectations from her supporters that she would seek a national post in the 2022 general elections despite her recent denials.

A statement by Sen Bong Go that there might be changes in his own plans to run as the candidate for vice president of a faction of the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) hardened speculation that she would run either for president or for vice president.