DAVAO City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said she would push for mandatory military service for all Filipinos reaching the age of 18 if she wins the vice presidency in the May polls.

In the virtual caravan held with running mate, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., on Wednesday, Duterte-Carpio said she would use the Office of the Vice President to urge the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines to pass such legislation.

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