Businessmen Pledged to Donate P1 Billion to fund Mayor Duterte’s Campaign

This was in reply to Duterte’s statement that he could not run for President because he did not enough finances, and he refuses to ask money from other people. He also gave a statement that he would retire from public service after his term. However, a group of supporters urging him to run for the highest position in public service has gathered at Quirino Grandstand last Saturday.

Atty. Vitaliano Aguirre, one of Mayor Duterte’s supporters, stated that the mayor has served for almost 30 years in Davao, during which he had a zero corruption record. He was also known to have zero record of abuse of powers. He was also known to choose his staff well.

To tone down worries that the money that the wealthy businessmen would be willing to donate is going to be used against Duterte in the future, the spokesperson of the group assured the public that it would not be used to gain the favor of the government. The group’s members, who mostly refused to be identified, have faith that Duterte would be able to solve the country’s major problems.

According to Atty. Aguirre, there is a huge chance that the Davao Mayor would heed their call for presidency. He asked for some time from his supporters to do some soul searching though. He also promised his supporters that whatever his decision would be, he would not stop from helping his supporters. Source: ABS-CBN