Who will Duterte endorse for president after aide quits 2022 race?

All eyes are now on President Duterte as he is set to pick his anointed one in the 2022 presidential elections.

The President is expected to choose his new preferred successor after his aide Senator Bong Go backed out of the presidential race.

Go announced his decision to withdraw his presidential candidacy during a visit to San Juan on Bonifacio Day, The senator told reporters that it was not yet his time to run for presidency, saying he has been agonizing over his unplanned 2022 bid.

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Duterte earlier persuaded Go to run for president after he backed out from the vice presidential race when his daughter Mayor Sara Duterte of Davao City sought the national post in the elections.

For now, Go said the President has yet to endorse a new presidential bet for 2022 elections. Duterte is expected to support a successor who will continue his programs from fighting criminality and corruption to pursuing infrastructure projects.

“Susuporta kami sa kandidatong magpapatuloy ng programa ni Pangulong Duterte,” the senator told reporters on Tuesday, November 30, 2021.

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Among the presidential bets next year are Vice President Leni Robredo, Senator Manny Pacquiao, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso, former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and labor leader Leody de Guzman.

Duterte is not in good terms with some of these presidential contenders.

The President recently declared he would not support Marcos, saying he was a weak leader and a spoiled kid as well as carried political baggage. He was also annoyed that Marcos pressured his daughter to run for vice president even though she has been leading the presidential surveys in recent months.

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Duterte’s relations with Robredo, leader of the opposition, have also been strained over their political differences. He likewise hurled insults at Pacquiao and Domagoso, both critical of his governance in the run-up to the polls. Duterte previously belittled the competence of these politikos.

Duterte already patched things up with Pacquiao following a recent meeting. But he declined to Pacquiao’s offer to join forces in the elections for the sake of Mindanao.

Duterte will end his six-year term next year but changed his mind on retirement. He initially wanted to run for vice president but opted to seek a Senate seat instead in next year’s polls.

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