Matibag said they already preparing for a Dela Rosa and Go tandem in 2022, while also saying that a substitution isn’t out of the question. In a separate press conference, the Cusi-led faction’s secretary general Melvin Matibag reiterated what Dela Rosa had earlier said – that his candidacy was a party decision. He also said that he was both serious about running for president and open to sliding down should the younger Duterte, who is gunning for her third consecutive post as Davao City mayor, change her mind and run for president itself. On October 11, Dela Rosa himself said he was “hoping” Sara would show up to file her candidacy for president. When the Cusi wing of PDP-Laban said it was back to “square one” in its search for a standard-bearer, Sara Duterte’s name cropped up several times even if she had said repeatedly that she wouldn’t run for president in 2022. The PDP-Laban leadership, Secretary Cusi, said, “We’ve found nobody else but you to continue the legacy of President Duterte – our campaign against drugs, corruption, insurgency. (I was told at 3 o’clock in the afternoon to go to Sofitel to file the COC. Kaya pumunta ka dito para mag-file ng COC mo,’” said the former police chief on Monday, October 11, in an interview with media. Lahat lahat, ikaw ang puwedeng magpatuloy. So sabi ko, bakit? Sabi sa akin ng liderato ng PDP-Laban na si Secretary Cusi, ‘ Wala na tayong makita na iba na magpapatuloy sa legacy ni President Duterte na maiiwan kung hindi ikaw – ‘ yung laban natin sa droga, corruption, insurgency. “ Tinawagan ako 3 o’ clock in the afternoon na pumunta sa Sofitel para mag-file ng COC. He may have balked at the idea that his candidacy for president was a “ mockery” of the elections, but Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa himself said he was “surprised” by the turn of events on October 8 and how he ended up as the Cusi-backed PDP-Laban’s standard-bearer.ĭela Rosa filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for president on Friday, October 8, the last day for filing COCs.

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