Sara on President Duterte yet to endorse prexy bet: We respect him

Vice presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte said Monday President Rodrigo Duterte should be respected when it comes to his personal decision on endorsing a presidential candidate in Eleksyon 2022.

"We respect the position of our President mainly because he is his own person and he is the President and from a party that is different from the party of my running mate and my political party," Mayor Sara said at a press conference in Davao City.

"I am from Lakas, he is from PDP, and Bongbong Marcos is from PFP so mayroon talagang kanya kanyang direksyon ang mga politicians. We respect the President kung ano 'yung kanyang paninindigan," she added.

Earlier, President Duterte said he would not endorse Ferdinand "Bongbong"  Marcos Jr. as his choice for president in Eleksyon 2022 even if his daughter is the running mate of the former senator.

In a one-on-one interview with Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, Duterte was asked to clarify his position to be neutral even as the Davao City mayor was backing Marcos' presidential bid.

The President has yet to make any official endorsement for the elections.

"I have talked to my daughter Inday only once since months ago... We do not talk about politics except for once pero ayaw ko na lang i-discuss kasi hindi maganda. It was between father and daughter," Duterte said.

"It was a discussion about politics pero sa amin na yun... Hanggang ngayon, wala akong masabi sa bagay na yan," he added.

Mayor Sara earlier said they were hoping that her father would support her and Marcos.—AOL, GMA News