Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte has met with presidential aspirant and senator Ronald Bato Dela Rosa.
Dela Rosa is currently the standard bearer of ruling party PDP-Laban for the 2022 elections.
“Teaser lang muna ito sa aming meeting,” Dela Rosa said without providing details.
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The former PNP chief said that he wants the presidential daughter to replace him as a presidential candidate.
Sara has repeatedly denied that she will be substituting for the national post which will run until November 15.
Sara also reiterated her previous position that she is not running for president in the 2022 elections.
The clarification comes after she and former senator Bongbong Marcos met in Cebu over the weekend.
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“No, I do not have plans to run for president,” Sara said when she was asked by reporters.
Sara also denied that she will be running for vice president alongside Marcos in the upcoming elections.
The presidential daughter admits that her local party Hugpong ng Pagbabago if they will support the presidential bid of the son of the late dictator
“I cannot comment on that but you can ask him since he is the one who is a candidate for a national position,” she said. (TDT)