Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte said she wants to run for President, but in 2034 and not next year.
Duterte said she will only change her mind about gunning for the position to be vacated by her father, President Rodrigo Duterte, in the 2022 national polls if the opposition would commit to support her bid.
“A president only has six years to help. I will not be able to do the job well if we are not united,” she told GMA News in an interview.
"If we want to lift our fellowmen out of poverty, we need all hands on deck working hard and not spend the next six years wringing each other's necks," she added.
Over the weekend, calendars urging the younger Duterte to seek the presidency next year were distributed in Quezon City.
"I understand where they are coming from. I, too, am anxious where we are going as a nation. I am always grateful that I have their trust and confidence. I am pleading to them to please allow me to run for President in 2034, if at that time there is something I can do to help the country," she said.
The chief executive earlier said he would not allow his daughter to run for president in the coming national elections because he would not want her to experience what he was going through as leader of the country.
“My daughter, they are egging her to run, but I told her not to run. I pity her and (I) don’t want (her) to experience what I am going through,” Duterte said.
He said the job was not for women, adding “you know, the emotional setup of a woman and a man is totally different. You'll become a fool here.”