Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (File photo) MANILA - Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Wednesday revealed that Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte made a last-minute effort to persuade him to run for senator despite her decision not to join the presidential race in the 2022 national elections. "I will reveal for the first time that on the last day of filing, Mayor Sara called me and she in fact said that I should run, she was persuading me to run," Roque said in an interview at the Kapihan sa Manila Bay news forum hosted by Marichu Villanueva. Roque previously said he will only run for senator if Sara will seek the presidency. Sara eventually filed for reelection as mayor of Davao City, her third and final term for that position. However, Roque said told Sara that he was determined not to pursue his Senate bid unless she would run for the country's highest elected position. "Although she was persuading me na talagang (to) go ahead and run, I said I will not,&
TALK TO THE PEOPLE. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte holds his weekly Talk to the People at the Malacanang Palace on Tuesday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Wednesday (Oct. 20, 2021) said the release of information on 52 incidents of police anti-drug operations that resulted in killings of drug suspects shows that Duterte is not remiss in his obligation of investigating human rights violations during his term. (Presidential photo by Alberto Alcain) MANILA - The release of information on 52 cases of police anti-drug operations that resulted in killings of drug suspects shows that President Rodrigo Duterte is not remiss in his obligation of investigating human rights violations during his term, Malacanang on Wednesday said. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this remark after the Department of Justice (DOJ) released "an information table" showing details about the 52 incidents such as names of killed suspects and the places and dates of their death. "I can o
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (File photo) MANILA - Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Wednesday revealed that Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte made a last-minute effort to persuade him to run for senator despite her decision not to join the presidential race in the 2022 national elections. "I will reveal for the first time that on the last day of filing, Mayor Sara called me and she in fact said that I should run, she was persuading me to run," Roque said in an interview at the Kapihan sa Manila Bay news forum hosted by Marichu Villanueva. Roque previously said he will only run for senator if Sara will seek the presidency. Sara eventually filed for reelection as mayor of Davao City, her third and final term for that position. However, Roque told Sara that he was determined not to pursue his Senate bid unless she would run for the country's highest elected position. "Although she was persuading me na talagang (to) go ahead and run, I said I will not,"