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By Junex Doronio
SAYING THAT HIS FATHER FIGURE PREFERS ACTION THAN to debates, Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has revealed that former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is not really “too interested” in running for senator in the upcoming midterm elections in 2025.
This developed after news broke out that FRRD’s son Davao City’s 1st district Representative Paulo “Pulong” Zimmerman Duterte has been consistently included in the Magic 12 list of senatorial candidates, ranking 9 to 12, in recent surveys.
Octa Research fellow Guido David earlier said that Pulong could be a viable candidate in the next Senate elections.
Acknowledging the former president’s advanced age, Dela Rosa said that he wanted Duterte to take a rest from government service.
“On the personal note, pagpahingahin na natin. Kawawa naman ang tao. Matanda na, pagpahingahin na natin, para mag-enjoy siya sa buhay niya,” Dela Rosa said in an interview with Radyo 630 on Sunday, November 5.
To recall, Duterte once served as a representative of Davao City’s 1st district, from June 30, 1998, to June 30, 2001.
Nothing significant can be heard of Duterte’s performance as a congressman during his three-year term.
“Mukhang hindi naman sarado, pero kulang lang talaga siya ng interes as of now,” Dela Rosa admitted.
He added: “Galing na siya Presidente. Napagod na siya, at ngayon hanap ka na naman trabaho. Si PRRD ayaw niya ng buhay legislator. Ayaw niya puro debate. Gusto nya aksyon.”
(ai/mnm)