The Epoch Times Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday has pulled out of the 2022 senate race to ensure “orderly and peaceful elections,” Duterte’s acting spokesman said, following his preferred successor’s official withdrawal from the presidential race.
Duterte, 76, is barred by the Philippines constitution to seek reelection as president. He announced his retirement from politics in October, before making a last-minute entry into the senatorial race.
A spokesman for the Commission on Elections office, James Jimenez, said in a tweet that “the President has filed his withdrawal from the Senatorial elections,” which came just hours after his close aid, Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go, formally quit the presidential race on Tuesday…
