Duterte: I will run for vice president

Duterte: I will run for vice president

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday night declared that he would run for vice president in Eleksyon 2022.

"Gusto talaga ninyo? Oh, sige, tatakbo ako ng bise presidente. Then I will continue the crusade. I'm worried about the drugs, insurgency, and criminality," Duterte said in his weekly public address.

"I may not have the power to give direction or guidance but I can always express my views in public for whatever it may be worth in the coming days," he added.

Earlier in the day, the PDP-Laban faction headed by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said Duterte agreed to run for vice president "[a]fter being presented with popular calls from PDP Laban regional, provincial, and down to barangay councils aspiring for a transition of leadership that will guarantee continuity of the administration's programs during the past five years."

Duterte had said he would run for vice president if his critics continue to threaten him with criminal charges once his term ends on June 30, 2022.