Sara Duterte-Carpio, 43, entered the vice presidential race as a proxy after her political party’s original candidate withdrew, her spokeswoman, Mayor Christina Garcia-Frasco, said in a press release.
Garcia-Frasco said Duterte-Carpio will make an announcement soon.
Philippine presidential elections: candidates and their policies towards China
Philippine presidential elections: candidates and their policies towards China
Duterte-Carpio’s decision to hunt the country’s No. 2 seat got here as a surprise because she had led opinion polls all 12 months as the popular presidential candidate.
“It was a surprise,” said Antonio La Vina, a professor of law and politics at Ateneo de Manila University. “The next surprise is who the vice president is for.”
In the Philippines, the president is elected individually from the vp.
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte withdraws from 2020 elections and plans to retire from politics
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte withdraws from 2020 elections and plans to retire from politics
The structure prohibits Father Duterte-Carpio, 76, from in search of a second six-year term. Last month he said he was leaving politics.
The Southeast Asian country of 110 million people will hold elections in May 2022 for positions starting from president to governors, mayors and native officials.
