![]() ![]() “Somebody who runs for president on a spur of the moment decision is not a serious candidate,” Pimentel said. Pimentel pointed out that the other faction failed to follow its own party process from its national convention to its nomination process. Manny Pacquiao, who is also running for president under the group along with two other parties. The other faction of PDP-Laban is chaired by Sen. Just earlier this week, Cusi told reporters that the party’s search for standard-bearer was back to square one with Go running for vice president. Last August, she disclosed that she had an “unpleasant event” with her father where the latter asked her to either run for president with Go as her running mate or endorse him as vice presidential candidate. 2ĭuterte also hinted that his daughter will be seeking the presidency that is why Go slid to the vice presidential race.Īs of Friday, the mayor continued to refuse to run. Go, however, publicly and formally declined the nomination and there was no word of the PDP-Laban’s next move until the former surprised many in filing his COC for vice president and Duterte announcing that he was retiring from politics last Oct. Go is earlier nominated as the PDP-Laban standard-bearer with Duterte as the vice presidential candidate following the party’s national convention. PDP-Laban secretary general Melvin Matibag dubbed the tandem as “Ba-Go 2022,” a portmanteau of Dela Rosa’s nickname and his running mate’s surname. Christopher “Bong” Go, a long-time aide of Duterte who earlier his COC for vice president. It can be recalled that in 2015, Martin Diño filed his COC for president under PDP-Laban but he was eventually replaced by Duterte the following December.ĭela Rosa’s move would mean his running mate would be Sen. Is that a mockery? is it a mockery to the 19 million Filipinos who voted for me as senator of this republic? That is an insulting question,” he said and ended the press conference. “Why? Do I look like a mockery to you? Do I look like a mockery to you? I won as senator. 15, the Comelec deadline for candidate substitution.ĭela Rosa was visibly irked when a reporter asked him whether or not his filing was a “mockery” of the elections and cut off the latter who was not yet finished asking his question. He noted Duterte-Carpio is not a member of her father’s party, adding he was not aware whether or not there are talks to have her replace him on or before Nov. When pressed further about Duterte-Carpio substituting him, Dela Rosa replied: I don’t know how we do it.” This is not my personal decision,” he said. ![]() ![]() When asked if he would be replaced by Duterte’s daughter, he said: “Then it’s better.” “But this is a party decision. “Would I file (my COC) if I didn’t want (to run for president)? For me to run for president, I filed,” he said in Filipino. He said he is determined to run for president amid rumors that he was last-minute pick as Duterte-Carpio has so far adamantly refused to succumb to prodding from supporters of the administration that she run to hopefully succeed her father. So we’ve just been hiding it),” Dela Rosa told reporters. If you announce early, you’ll really be hit. It has long been a decision but we’re just hiding it. Kaya tinatago lang natin ‘yun (It was a party decision that I run. ‘ Yan ang mga diskarte na, ‘ pag maaga ka magbalita, titirahin ka talaga. Francis Tolentino and Cusi, the president of their faction. Just before filing his COC however, he was seen wearing the red jacket of the PDP-Laban accompanied by Sen. His term as senator ends in 2025.ĭela Rosa filed his certificate of candidacy about an hour before the deadline of filing of COCs at the Commission on Elections’ set up at the Harbor Garden Tent of Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila hotel wearing a green Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) t-shirt, the regional party of presidential daughter and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, who is being egged by her supporters to run for president. 15.ĭela Rosa, who is a senator since 2019, may also go back to his position if he withdraws or loses in next year’s presidential race. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa as its standard-bearer for the 2022 elections.īut the move triggered speculations that he was a mere placeholder for ruling party’s real presidential candidate as substitution is allowed until Nov. The PDP-Laban faction identified with President Duterte and Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi sprung a surprise on Friday, Oct.
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