{"id":214383,"date":"2019-05-15T00:01:39","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T04:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=214383"},"modified":"2019-05-15T00:01:39","modified_gmt":"2019-05-15T04:01:39","slug":"mayor-sara-can-decide-on-her-own-on-2022-presidential-run-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/05\/15\/mayor-sara-can-decide-on-her-own-on-2022-presidential-run-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Sara can decide on her own on 2022 presidential run: Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sara, who leads the administration-backed regional party Hugpong ng Pagbabago, was reelected mayor while her brothers Paolo and Baste won as representative of the first district of Davao City and vice mayor, respectively. (PNA Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Davao City mayor and presidential daughter Sara Duterte has an \u201cindependent mind\u201d and can decide whether she will consider running as president in the 2022 elections, Malaca\u00f1ang said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said he could not tell whether Sara had plans on running despite the warning of her father, President Rodrigo Duterte that presidency could both \u201ceducate\u201d and \u201cdestroy\u201d her.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know Mayor Sara has her own independent mind. We have to leave that to Mayor Sara herself,\u201d Panelo said in a Palace briefing.<\/p>\n

Panelo denied speculations that the President repeatedly mentioned Sara in his speeches as if hinting that she would seek the country\u2019s highest elective post in the 2022 elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe (Duterte) doesn\u2019t have to say that because everybody wants her to run. I mean, a lot of people are egging her to run,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

Panelo said the President\u2019s warning was his way of showing concern for his children.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that\u2019s a genuine concern for this President. He loves his children; he doesn\u2019t want them to suffer,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince he is a father to a daughter\u00a0ayaw niya sigurong maranasan ng anak niya iyong nararanasan niya ngayon<\/em>\u00a0(he doesn\u2019t want his daughter to experience what he\u2019s experiencing now),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Sara, who leads the administration-backed regional party Hugpong ng Pagbabago, was reelected mayor while her brothers Paolo and Baste won as representative of the first district of Davao City and vice mayor, respectively.<\/p>\n

Rumors of her planning to run for president in the next elections surfaced anew after many of the administration-backed candidates made it to the Senate\u2019s Magic 12 based on the partial and unofficial results of the May 13 mid-term polls.<\/p>\n

Anti-political dynasty measures<\/strong><\/p>\n

Panelo, meanwhile, reiterated Duterte\u2019s stance on anti-political dynasty provisions in the proposed federal constitution, saying he will leave it to Filipinos to decide via referendum-plebiscite.<\/p>\n

Duterte previously said he was for anti-political dynasties but could not prevent his own children from running for public office.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng sinasabi niya yata roon, Pilipino pa rin ang magdi-decide. Kasi mayroong dynasty na maganda, mayroon ding dynasty na masama<\/em>(What he said before is, it\u2019s up to Filipinos to decide. Because there are dynasties which are good, there are dynasties that are bad),\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have seen how the Filipinos or the Filipino electorate has rejected dynasties which they feel and believe to be no longer fruitful\u00a0sa kanila; hindi<\/em>\u00a0beneficial\u00a0sa kanila kaya ni-reject nila<\/em>\u00a0(to them, no longer beneficial to them that\u2019s why they reject them),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The Presidential Spokesperson also said it will be up to the Congress to push for anti-political dynasty measures.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will leave it to the members of Congress, to their good conscience, to whatever they think is good for this country,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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