Davao City Mayor and Presidential daughter Sara Duterte on Monday said she has no plans of running for a national position come 2019 midterms election.
In a press briefing after the launch of 鈥淭apang at Malasakit Alliance for the Philippines鈥� at the Bonifacio Global Center, Taguig City, Sara said that instead of running for a national seat, she would be running as representative of Davao City鈥檚 first district.
Sara also denied that the聽alliance she founded was a 鈥渟how of force鈥� and a 鈥減olitical party鈥� in preparation for the next elections.
鈥溾�楧i ko naman kailangan mga taga-Luzon para sa kandidatura ko sa Davao,鈥� she said.
(I don鈥檛 need the votes of the people in Luzon for my candidacy in Davao.)
Sara also belied rumors that the alliance was launched to match cause-oriented opposition group 鈥淭indig Pilipinas.鈥�
鈥淣o, in fact we鈥檙e inviting them to join in turning the country to a better one,鈥� she said.
鈥淚f you don鈥檛 want to work with us just be positive,鈥� she added.
The Davao mayor said the alliance aims to 鈥渦nite Filipinos for the country鈥檚 development.鈥� /je