ADVERTISEMENT“He [Dela Rosa] is the one who is available. Matibag said Dela Rosa was only an alternative for Go, whom they thought was the “most qualified” in the aspect of the “continuity” of President Duterte’s legacy. The processThe PDP-Laban official said that the decision to pick Senator Dela Rosa followed the party’s process and had President Duterte’s endorsement. ADVERTISEMENTThe PDP-Laban Cusi action earlier nominated and proclaimed Senator Bong Go as its presidential candidate with President Rodrigo Duterte as his running mate in the 2022 elections. In a surprise move on Oct. 2, however, Go instead filed his certificate of candidacy for the vice president, while President Duterte announced that he will retire from politics at the end of his term next year.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 11, 2021 02:26 UTC