MANILA– Outgoing Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, yesterday filed his certificate of candidacy for senator, in the May 2022 elections.
Duterte, 76, sent his lawyer to the Commission on Elections, to register yesterday, the last day for making candidate substitutions. He will run under political party Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan (PDDS), rather than his ruling PDP-Laban party.
Last month, Duterte said that, he was retiring from politics and will not run in the next elections “in obedience to the will of the people.”
Duterte was elected as president of the Philippines in 2016, and his term ends on June 30, 2022. The constitution limits Philippine presidents to a single six-year term. The next elections are scheduled to be held on May 9, 2022.
Duterte’s spokesperson, Harry Roque, also sought a senate seat in the coming elections, after resigning yesterday.
“Since I have filed my certificate of candidacy, I am no longer presidential spokesperson,” Roque told reporters, shortly after registering at the poll body.
Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK