LIPA CITY, Batangas: The decision on who should lead the country after President Benigno Aquino 3rd steps down in 2016 must be left to the Filipino people, independent presidential candidate Senator Grace Poe insisted.

Poe, who is facing four disqualification cases at the Commission on Elections (Comelec), made the statement in defense of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte whose presidential candidacy was questioned immediately after the filing of his certificate of candidacy (COC).