Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, the most popular candidate on social media according to some netizens believes that presidential candidate Sen. Grace Poe is not a Filipino and not worthy to become the President of the Republic of the Philippines.
The 70-year-old Rodrigo Roa Duterte told his supporters during an interview with the media that the decision of the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) favoring Sen. Grace Poe is not about politics but a constitutional issue, a legal issue and the Mayor cannot accept an American President.
The decision of the SET was also the main reason why Mayor Rodrigo Duterte declared that his option to run for President is now open.
During the interview Mayor Duterte was quoted as saying “First, let us just say, I am terribly disappointed. Second, I cannot accept Grace Poe as a legitimate candidate for president because I agree with the justices of the SC (Supreme Court) that this is a legal issue and not a political issue. Third, the option for me to run for president is already open,” he stressed.
The Senate Electoral Tribunal made a decision earlier in favor of the Senator with a vote of 5-4 in, denying the petition to disqualify Sen. Grace Poe from the 2013 senatorial elections. It was filed on the premise that she is not a natural-born Filipino citizen.
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