Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's daughter has no intention of joining her father's party or being its flag-bearer, her spokesperson said on Monday.
"Mayor Sara has no intention of becoming a member of PDP-Laban (Duterte's party) or of being its standard bearer now or in the near future," her spokesperson Christina Garcia Frasco said.
Sara Duterte-Carpio, 43, has said she will seek re-election as mayor of Davao, the Philippines' third-largest city, but she is allowed under election rules to withdraw and register for a different position until Nov. 15.
Broadcasting firm ABS-CBN news reported late on Saturday that Sara is going to run for president’s post in 2022 election, adding that her father’s long-time aide, who filed his vice-presidential candidacy, would be her running mate.
The reports were based on an interview that Duterte had with a broadcast journalist right after announcing that he was retiring from politics.
He was asked: “So is it clear, Sara-Go?” to which he responded, “It is Sara-Go.”
When asked to confirm what the president said, Duterte-Carpio’s spokesperson, Mayor Christina Garcia Frasco told Reuters: “The extent of my knowledge is also what was reported in local news. We have no comment on the same.”
The president announced on Saturday he was retiring from politics, noting that he will not stand for vice president in next year’s election.
“Today, I announce my retirement from politics,” he said, accompanying loyalist Senator Christopher “Bong” Go from their ruling PDP-Laban party as he registered to run for vice president
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