By Liza Soriano
MANILA — Former president Rodrigo Duterte filed his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for Davao City mayor and his son Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte will be his running mate.
Duterte is currently 79 years old.
He was accompanied by his partner Honeylet Avanceña.
Sebastian also filed his COC for vice mayor on Monday (07 Oct 2024).
Rep. Paolo Duterte earlier filed his COC, seeking reelection for First District Representative.
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By Junex Doronio
MANILA — Amid rumors that Pwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Representative Margarita “Atty. Migs” Nograles will run for mayor in Davao City, incumbent Mayor Baste Zimmerman Duterte reportedly would like to see his father former president Rodrigo Roa Duterte challenge the “beauty-and-brains” lawyer-daughter of former House Speaker Prospero “Boy” Nograles.
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has revealed that Baste Duterte set the condition that he would only run for senator if FPRRD runs for Davao City mayor.
“Ang requirement lang niya is dapat si President Duterte ang tatakbong mayor ng Davao. Pero mukhang di pa nafinalize,” Dela Rosa said on Thursday (3 October 2024) upon filing his certificate of candidacy (COC).
Baste was not around when Dela Rosa, together with reelectionist senator Bong Go, and action star Phillip Salvador filed their respective COC.
“So far, hindi pa final yung decision nila. Pero since nag-take oath na si Mayor Baste sa PDP, we are hoping na sasama siya sa amin, tatakbong senador,” Dela Rosa said.
For decades, the Nograleses and the Dutertes have been bitter rivals in the Davao local political arena.
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By Junex Doronio
MANILA — Short of telling her that she’s just a drama queen, Davao City Mayor Baste Duterte has clarified that his apology to Senator Imee Marcos in a Facebook post was only out of pity for her and not for his daring call for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. to resign if he does not have love and aspirations for the Philippines.
“Madame Imee, linawin ko lang kasi ginagamit mo na sa drama mo diyan sa media. Humingi ako ng tawad dahil naawa ako sayo, hindi dahil sa mga sinabi ko tungkol sa kapatid mo na presidente,” the Davao City mayor wrote on Facebook.
Mayor Baste blatantly told Sen. Marcos to stop using him in her “jamming”.
“Undangi kog gamit ana imong mga jamming. Gipa lampas na taka kausa pero banha gihapon kayka (Tigilan mo ako sa paggamit sa mga jamming mo. Pinalampas kita minsan pero nag-iingay ka pa rin),” the younger Duterte said, evidently pissed off.
Senator Imee earlier claimed that Mayor Baste had said “sorry” to her following his resignation call to the President.
“Ang lumapit sa akin ay si Mayor Baste Duterte. Nagsorry nang nagsorry,” she said.
She added: “Naintindihan ko naman, syempre sobrang emosyonal siya syempre isipin mo naman e ikukulong ang tatay at ate mo. Talaga namang magrerebolusyon ang inyong damdamin.”
Reports said that investigators from the International Criminal Court (ICC) have already entered the country to probe the “crimes against humanity” charges against FPRRD and the alleged involvement of Vice President Sara Duterte in the extra-judicial killings (EJKs) of thousands of victims in the course of anti-illegal drugs campaign of the previous administration.
(el Amigo/MNM)
By Junex Doronio
MANILA — It’s not rocket science not to be able to comprehend that Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Zimmerman Duterte wanted President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to resign so that his sister Vice President Sara Duterte could take over the country’s top post.
This, in essence, was former Akbayan party-list Rep. Barry Gutierrez was driving at when he questioned on Tuesday Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense that her younger brother only made the “resign PBBM” dare out of “brotherly love.”
“Excuse me po, pero huwag natin kalimutan na kapag nasunod ang kapatid mo, ikaw bigla ang Presidente. Wow lang, diba?” said Gutierrez in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
Under the rules of succession in the 1987 Constitution, the vice president will take over if the president resigns.
“Hindi yan ‘brotherly love’ kundi ‘blatant self-interest’,” Gutierrez pointed out.
In a rally last Sunday (January 28), Baste called on Marcos Jr. to resign, expressing dismay with his alleged laziness and uncaring leadership.
(el Amigo/MNM)