Davao del Norte First District Rep. Anthony del Rosario on Tuesday tagged the move of Davao del Norte Vice Governor Victorio Suaybaguio as “unnecessary, unexpected and incomprehensible.”
The electoral campaign in Davao del Norte was hot as minutes before the deadline for the filing of candidacy last Friday, incumbent Vice Governor Victorio Suaybaguio, who earlier already filed a certificate of candidacy (COC) as First District Representative, withdrew his COC and filed instead as Governor to challenge First District Rep. Anthony G. Del Rosario.
Members of the Davao press and supporters hold on to the edge of their seats inside the Commission on Elections office here until early evening waiting for former Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte to appear and file her certificate of candidacy for mayor. Only three mayoral candidates filed their COCs when the deadline of filing strike on Friday.
Family members of one of two captured soldiers request for their kin’s safe release after knowing they are safe.
Netizens are abuzz if Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is indeed retiring once his term ends next year, after his daughter, former mayor Inday Sara Duterte posted a photo on her social media account Tuesday night having her head shaved with captions that hinted the mayor could be running in the national elections.
An official of the Philippine National Police said there will be a series of conferences and consultations together with the Commission on Elections and the military to identify the hotspot areas in Davao region after the filing of the certificate of candidacies.
Mayor Rodrigo Duterte appeared at a press conference on Monday afternoon to announce that he will retire at the end of his term if his daughter Inday Sara agrees to run for Mayor or seek re-election if she does not.
First district Representative Karlo Nograles will be supporting Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte should the latter declares to run as president.
Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said he will stand by his word and retire after his term if his daughter, former Mayor Inday Sara Duterte, will agree to run as mayor next year.
Muslim supporters of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte here on Friday said they will not support other presidential candidates if Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte will not run next year.
