Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte Considered Running for President in 2016

Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte admitted that he is now considering to run for President of the Republic of the Philippines in the 2016 national elections after being fed up with the criticisms thrown at him by some official of the government. In an interview Mayor Duterte was quoted as saying “This is the first time that I have mentioned the possibility of being the president,” Duterte said.

Aside from hinting for Duterte’s political plans, the mayor of Davao City also warned Justice Secretary Leila De Lima and former Commission on Human Rights chairwoman Etta Rosales that he will not stop exposing the controversies leveled at them.

According to the 70-year-old Mayor Duterte, he is also praying for “enlightenment” and that he might run for higher office if enough people like Sec. Leila De Lima and Etta Rosales actually campaign against him.

Mayor Duterte released the following statement to the media during an interview:

“I’ve always said that God will somehow enlighten me. I’ve been asking, I’ve been praying: ‘God, I do not like it. I do not need it. Pag ginusto mo, you give me a cause to do it.’ Pero ito ngayon, well I am thinking about it, really. Pinag-iisipan ko na, na kung may sampung, o 100 people like De Lima campaigning for me, and Etta Rosales, (expletive) mananalo ako niyan. Mananalo ako! Etta Rosales and De Lima will provide the edge,” he said.

For the past few days, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has been consistent about his position not to run for any national post in the 2016 national elections despite his campaign and tours explaining the importance of a federal forms of government.

Watch the Video Interview of Mayor Duterte: