DAVAO CITY—Mayor Sara Duterte said she remains in control as mayor of Davao City even as she spends time going around the country to consult the people on her possible bid for the presidency in next year’s elections.
“I don’t stop being mayor wherever I am,” she said in a text message to the Inquirer. “I give instructions and make decisions at all times of the day, whenever needed,” she said in reply to criticisms that she had been spending time outside Davao City at a time when her city is facing the COVID-19 threat.
“Alam naman ng lahat, di ako tulad ni ibang mayor, nagdadrama ng sipa at sigaw sa vaccination center para masabi na nagtrabaho sila. Uma-acting para sa camera (…
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