MANILA, Philippines — While saying that President Rodrigo Duterte substituting as the vice presidential candidate for the PDP-Laban party is not being considered “right now”, Energy Secretary
Alfonso Cusi admitted Monday that the possibility of the President changing his mind “will always be there depending on the situation.”
“I don’t think that is being considered right now, because the President is very firm. He said that, ‘tama na, he has been a mayor, vice mayor, congressman, the president. Wala na siyang hinahanap pa… and it’s time for him to retire from politics.’ That’s what he said,” Cusi said over ANC.“Life is not static and pwedeng magbago, depends on the situation, the landscape. Maraming consideration,” he added.
Duterte was set to be the vice presidential candidate of PDP-Laban in the 2022 elections. With his decision to retire, however, his place was taken by Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, who filed his COC for vice president on Saturday.
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