Vice presidential aspirant and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte unveiled on Tuesday her senatorial bets for the 2022 national elections - with senatorial aspirant and President Rodrigo Duterte reportedly topping her list.
"Mayor Sara Duterte announces her six other senatorial candidates that include Harry Roque, Jinggoy Estrada, Mark Villar, Gibo Teodoro, Herbert Bautista and Loren Legarda," said Lakas-CMD, Sara's party in a tweet.
"Number one on her list is President Rodrigo Roa Duterte," it added.
Mayor Sara Duterte announces her six other senatorial candidates that include Harry Roque, Jinggoy Estrada, Mark Villar, Gibo Teodoro, Herbert Bautista and Loren Legarda. Number one on her list is President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. pic.twitter.com/B5sWP429qk
— LAKAS-CMD (@Lakas_CMDph) December 14, 2021
The party on Twitter also posted a video of Sara introducing her selection, which includes former three-time Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista and Antique representative Loren Legarda.
Duterte introduced Roque, former presidential spokesperson, as the "action man" in the Senate.
"Siya po ang ating action man sa senado, sabi niya hindi lang siya gagawa ng batas, paniniguraduhin niya na yung batas ay mararadmaan ng mga tao sa buong Pilipinas," she said.
(He is our action man in the senate. He said he will not only make laws, but he will make sure that those laws will be felt by all Filipinos.)
Estrada, meanwhile, was introduced as an ally of Lakas-CMD and Hugpong ng Pagbabago who will introduce laws for the masses.
"Siya po ang kaalyansa ng Lakas-CMD at ng Hukbong ng Pagbabago at siya po ang magdadala ng sinasabi niyang mga batas para sa masang Pilipino," Duterte said.
(He is an ally of Lakas-CMD and Hukbong ng Pagbabago and he will also bring what he said are laws for the masses.)
She also introduced former Defense Secretary Gibo Teodoro, who she said will help a lot in terms of security, which is the aspirant's "expertise."
Meanwhile, Duterte also included in her lineup the former Secretary of Public Works and Highways Mark Villar, who she said was "entrusted" by the president for his "Build, Build, Build" project.
"Siya po ang 'Mark'-abuhayan sa senado. Kailangan ng mga tao, pera. Kailangan ng mga tao, trabaho na nagdadala ng pera. Kailangan ng mga tao marunong mag-negosyo," she said.
(He is the ‘Mark’-abuhayan in the Senate. People need money. People need jobs that will give them money. People need someone who knows how to do business.)
"At kailangan ng mga lugar o LGUs (local government units) natin sa bansa ng mga negosyante na nagdadala ng pera na nagne-negosyo."
(And our LGUs need businessmen who can bring in money for more businesses.)
Lakas-CMD Chairman Mayor Sara Duterte names Harry Roque, Jinggoy Estrada, Mark Villar, Gibo Teodoro, Herbert Bautista, and Loren Legarda as her six senate candidates. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is at the top of her list. pic.twitter.com/fNVJnLWuhO
— LAKAS-CMD (@Lakas_CMDph) December 14, 2021
Following the announcement, Lakas-CMD clarified that Sara Duterte's picks were not the official senatorial slate of her tandem with presidential aspirant Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.
So far, the tandem has Estrada, Roque and Villar in their slate.
