MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday personally submitted his statement of withdrawal for senator in the May 2022 national and local elections.
The document was received by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) law department at 4:59 p.m. based on the statement of withdrawal.
Duterte was escorted at the Comelec main office in Intramuros, Manila, by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea.
He filed his statement of withdrawal just hours after his former aide, Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, withdrew his certificate of candidacy (COC) for president.
Duterte filed his COC for senator on November 15, through lawyer Melchor Aranas.
Duterte is a senatorial substitute candidate for the Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan party.
Malacañang affirmed Duterte’s withdrawal from the Senate race, saying it would let him to better focus on managing the country’s pandemic response and sustaining the country’s progress toward safely reopening the economy.
“President Rodrigo Roa Duterte this afternoon filed his statement of withdrawal at the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and will no longer be running for Senator in the May 2022 national elections,” acting presidential spokesperson Secretary Karlo Nograles said in a press statement.
According to Nograles, Duterte sees his move as an opportunity to focus on efforts to ensure “transparent, impartial, orderly, and peaceful elections” in May.
“After over four decades in public service, the President plans to retire from government to spend more time with his family when his term ends in June 2022,” he added.
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