Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte, the tough-talking mayor of Davao City denied the rumors and clarified the issues circulating online that will be a substitute president after his party PDP-Laban fielded VACC Chairman Martin Dino filed his Certificate of Candidacy for President under PDP-Laban.
Due to the announcement of PDP-Laban that hey will support the candidacy of Martin Dino for President, netizens speculates that the party prepares the way for a substitute President in the person of the Davao City Mayor who keeps on denying about his intentions to run for higher office.
During the last day of filing for COC intended for various national positions, supporters of Mayor Duterte waited for hours at the COMELEC as they wants to take a glance with Mayor Duterte who was reported earlier to file his COC for president.
The 70-year-old Mayor Rodrigo Dterte did not show up at the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) headquarters on Friday, which ended speculations that he will personally file his COC for President.
Mayor Duterte also denied the reports that he was in Manila on Friday morning but confirmed to the media that a private plane was sent to Davao in order to fetch him to Manila once he decided to run for President.
The tough-talking mayor of Davao City also confirmed the reports that businessmen like Manny V. Pangilinan, Lucio Tan and Gabby Lopez met with him ahead of the registration of candidates to ask if he was running for President.
