Duterte-Marcos: A match made in …
Duterte-Marcos: A match made in …
By LUIS V. TEODORO
Senator Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has denied receiving any “offer” from Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to run as the latter’s vice-presidential candidate in 2016. But Marcos did tell the media that any team that has a Marcos and a Duterte in it would be strong; “It’s just that simple.” (Lahat ng team basta may Duterte malakas. Lahat ng team basta may Marcos malakas. Ganun lang kasimple yan.) He also declared that his options are open, and he’s willing to run for “any post, whether it’s for barangay captain, mayor, or governor.”
Of course Marcos didn’t really mean that; what he seems to be interested in is the Vice-Presidency, and if he seems to be angling for that spot in a Duterte campaign for the Presidency, he is — although Duterte himself has not categorically declared that he will run in 2016. Mostly he’s been unwontedly coy about his intentions, and has explained away his recent “tour” of the country as a campaign, not for the Presidency, but for federalism.
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