Duterte no-show at rally in Misamis Oriental

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte failed to show up at a scheduled rally in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental on Monday afternoon.

His running mate, Sen. Allan Peter Cayetano, said Duterte could not leave Davao City because the plane had mechanical problems.

Cayetano, who flew in from Manila, was in Tagoloan.

Christopher Go, the Davao City mayor’s executive assistant, confirmed to the Inquirer that Duterte was supposed to fly to Cagayan de Oro for the 1 p.m. rally in Tagoloan town, but decided not to after the aircraft, which was “lent by a friend,” had mechanical trouble.

“It’s not safe,” Go told the Inquirer via text message.

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