PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte wanted his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Caprio, to run for president in the upcoming 2022 elections but she refused, Malacañang disclosed on Tuesday.

In a virtual press briefing, Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said Duterte-Carpio's refusal prompted the President to consider endorsing Sen. Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao, Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso, and former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. because of their "numbers."

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