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Although he said he was already weak and would rather retire from politics, former President Rodrigo Duterte finally made true his earlier hint to run again for mayor here in the 2025 elections.
Accompanied by his second wife Honeylet Avancena, his son Mayor Sebastian Duterte, Vice Mayor Jay Melchor Quitain, close friends, and supporters, Duterte was wildly cheered when he arrived at the Commission on Elections office here at 3:58 p.m. on Monday, October 7, to file his certificate of candidacy (COC).
He is running for mayor with Sebastian as his running mate, while Quitain will be filing his COC as councilor of the first district.
The ex-president’s grandson Omar Duterte, who currently serves as Buhangin barangay captain, will run for second district representative. Omar is the son of the city’s first district Rep. Paolo Duterte, who is seeking reelection.
When Duterte met the media on Saturday night to hint about his running for mayor again, he started mouthing his old “kill” rhetoric, warning drug addicts and criminals he would kill them, a statement which had earned him a case at the International Criminal Court.
