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Duterte says he respects Go’s decision to back out of 2022 presidential race

By: - Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ
/ 08:08 PM December 02, 2021

Duterte says he respects Go’s decision to back out of 2022 presidential race

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MANILA, Philippines — Speaking for the first time on the issue, President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he respects the decision of his long-time aide Senator Christopher “Bong” Go to drop out of the presidential derby in 2022, saying there is nothing to be done if one’s family is already involved.

In a speech during the meeting of national and regional task forces to end the local communist armed conflict in Zamboanga, Duterte first quipped when he introduced Go to the audience.

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“Ano ba talaga, Bong, tatakbo ka o hindi?” he said.

(What is your decision, really? Will you run or not?)

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“You have made a lot of people sad than happy. We respect your decision lalo na kung pamilya, wala na tayong magawa diyan,” he added.

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(We respect your decision, especially if one’s family is already involved. We can’t do anything about it.)

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Go earlier announced his withdrawal from the 2022 presidential race, saying his family disapproves of him running and wants to spare Duterte from conflict.

READ: Bong Go withdraws from presidential race; PDP-Laban now without standard-bearer

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Duterte earlier endorsed Go’s candidacy and had wanted his long-time aide to partner with his daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. He even endorsed the Go-Duterte tandem during a meeting with lawmakers.

READ: Bong Go withdraws from presidential race; PDP-Laban now without standard-bearer

However, Duterte-Carpio had sided with former senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

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With Go withdrawing, a faction of the supposed dominant party PDP-Laban is left with no standard-bearer in the 2022 elections.

Go has yet to formalize his withdrawal from his candidacy before the Commission on Elections.

TAGS: 2022, decision, Rodrigo Duterte, Withdrawal

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