‘Clingy’ Cayetano still hoping Duterte will run for president
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano won’t accept Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s refusal to run for president just yet.
Cayetano on Wednesday said that he was clinging to the recent statements made by the mayor where Duterte said that he was leaving the decision to run for president to God.
“First, we are not losing hope. In a gathering last Sunday, Mayor Duterte said that only God knows if he will become the country’s next president, meaning, he is open and leaving it to the Lord. Number two, he said that he still has until December (to decide),” Cayetano said in a mix of English and Filipino at a media forum in Quezon City.
Rumors of a possible Duterte presidential run was sparked by the last-minute filing of PDP-Laban member Martin Diño of his certificate of candidacy for president. The Davao City mayor has until December to decide if he will substitute for Diño.
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Cayetano said that his tandem with Duterte is the embodiment of a “less talk, more action” government which will deliver “genuine change.”
The senator said that while current survey leaders for the presidency promise good projects to the electorate, only Duterte offers a game-changing perspective on things.
“Only Mayor Duterte can offer something different, something game-changing. When he looks at things, he is the only one who has a different perspective,” Cayetano said.
The vice presidential hopeful wants Duterte to run for president so much that he will throw his support to him even if he will not be chosen by Duterte as his running-mate.
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“Even if he doesn’t pick me as his vice president, I will still support him,” he said.
Duterte filed his certificate of candidacy for mayor of Davao for his third and final term last October 15.
Cayetano also bared during the forum that he will meet again with Duterte this week. IDL
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