MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Heeding her own rules, vice presidential candidate Inday Sara Duterte-Carpio will not hold a motorcade in Davao City where she serves as a mayor.
Duterte-Carpio explained her decision to impose a motorcade ban in Davao City, saying she wants to 鈥渆mpathize鈥� with those affected by the rising prices of commodities amid the increase in fuel costs.
鈥淚 am the mayor of Davao City. I am tasked to protect the interest of the Davaoe帽os and I believe with the pahirap na cause ng (issues caused by the) pandemic,鈥� Duterte-Carpio said in an ambush interview.
鈥淧angalawa the increasing prices at 鈥榶ong effect nito sa pahirap na naman ulit sa presyo ng ating basic commodities ay dapat po nakikiisa tayo sa mga kababayan natin who will most likely na 鈥榶ung mga pinaka nasa baba sila 鈥榶ong likely na pinaka maging vulnerable at mag suffer ng effects nito,鈥� she added.
(Secondly, the increasing cost of fuel and its effect to the prices of basic commodities. So we should be as one with our countrymen who will most likely feel its impact.)
Asked if she will also not hold a motorcade in Davao City amid her vice presidential bid, Duterte-Carpio said: 鈥淥f course hindi kasi di ba I already said that we need to empathize with everyone who will most likely suffer because of the increasing prices and the effect of that war in Ukraine at sa Russia.鈥�
Duterte-Carpio also said her attendance in motorcades outside Davao City is also subject to the availability in her schedule.
Presidential candidate Panfilo Lacson earlier expressed hope that Duterte-Carpio will reconsider the order 鈥渋n the spirit of fair play.鈥�
鈥淭he irony is that they鈥檙e the ones who have a liking for holding motorcades, in the spirit of fair play, she should not ban motorcades in Davao City鈥n other areas, they can hold motorcades,鈥� Lacson said in Filipino.
Meanwhile, presidential candidate Isko Moreno Domagoso brushed aside the ban on motorcades in Davao City. On the other hand, fellow presidential candidate Leody De Guzman agreed with the directive.