Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Friday said she is now “open” to running for president in the 2022 national elections.
“Yes,” the presidential daughter said in a chance interview in Cebu.
“[But] what is important now is to know the sentiment of the people and what the people really want,” the mayor added.
She was in Cebu Friday for a meeting with Gov. Gwen Garcia at the Provincial Capitol.
Asked whether they discussed preparations for next year’s polls, Duterte-Carpio said: “None yet. But I asked permission from the governor if we can return here in Cebu to talk to the Cebuanos. It is important for us in Hugpong ng Pagbabago to talk to the Cebuanaos and the governor has agreed.”
“I thank my supporters here in Cebu for their trust and confidence in me and that is one of the reasons why we are here because we want to ask the people what they really want,” she added.
HNP is poised to form a super-coalition that counts among its possible members Lakas-CMD, National Unity Party, Nacionalista Party, Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino, and the People’s Reform Party.