Group eyes 14M signatures to convince Duterte to run for prexy
October 13, 2014 | 5:54pm
MANILA, Philippines - A group pushing for Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to run in the 2016 presidential election is confident that it could convince the local chief executive to throw his hat by an "overwhelming support" of the people.
Lawyer John Contriciones, Luzon coordinator of the Duterte for President 2016 Movement, said the group is eyeing to gather at least 14 million signatures nationwide, petitioning the Davao City mayor to run in the national polls.
"If there would be enough signatures and it will be overwhelming then I'm sure mayor Duterte would not be able to refuse to heed the call of the Filipino people.
"We know that theres so many people who are rally supporting Mayor Duterte. As a matter of fact, this has been shown by their visits in key cities in Mindanao and in the Visayas, wherein the caravan was warmly welcomed by a lot of people," he added.
He said that the caravan is the signature drive to seek support for a Duterte presidency started last October 8 in. Metro Manila.
After the National Capital Region, the organizers of the movement will then troop to Rizal, Bulacan and areas in Central Luzon, Contriciones said.
" But as far as Mayor Duterte's concern, up to this point in time, he has yet decided to run for the presidency. So what's happening right now is we are in a movement wherein we are just trying to urge and encourage mayor Duterte to throw his political hat into the presidential derby," he said.
Asked if they expect a smear campaign against Duterte, Contriciones said it is the risk they are willing to take.
"You know a lot of other political cndidtes would tend to throw stones at you if they know you are already ahead. We expect that to happen but of course its too early to say as Mayor Duterte has yet to decide," he said.
He said the funds the group is using for their operations mainly come from volunteers and contributions from all the members.
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