By J. Jala | 11:29 PM November 16, 2021
It’s official! Vice Presidential aspirant and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte is the running mate of Ferdinand “BongBong” Marcos Jr in next year’s presidential election.
The two candidates have confirmed their team-up as presidential and vice presidential candidates.
Sara on Tuesday night sought support for the presidential aspirations of former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Marcos then released a statement saying he and Sara had finalized their tandem as standard bearer and running mate.
“Naitawid na namin ni Mayor Inday Sara Duterte ang proseso para sa tambalang inaasam-asam ng aming mga taga suporta–ang BBM-Sara sa 2022,” said Marcos, who is running under the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas.
“At napagkasunduan namin at ng aming mga partido ang pagsusulong ng mapagkaisang liderato sakaling kami ay palarin sa darating na halalan sa Mayo 9, 2022,” he added.
“Ang aking partido ay nakipag-alyansa at humingi ng suporta para kay Bongbong Marcos at para sa akin matapos kong tanggapin ang inyong hamon at panawagan,” Duterte said in a video message on Tuesday night.