EP 68: Does Constitution allow Duterte to run for VP?

President Duterte has announced that he will indeed run for vice president, a decision his PDP-Laban party described as a “sacrifice.” 

But here’s the catch. The president said something else, which was removed when Malacañang aired his taped address on Tuesday night.

Out of “delicadeza,” Duterte claimed he won’t run if his daughter Sara would also seek the presidency. 

This means his long-time aide and now Senator Bong Go will not gun for the presidency as well.

Now here’s where it becomes even more interesting.

Mayor Sara Duterte later issued a statement telling her father to stop using her supposed candidacy as a reason for him to run or not to run.

But first, let’s get this straight — can an outgoing president run for vice president in the next election? What does the constitution say?

Christian Esguerra sits down with Atty. Christian Monsod, a member of the 1986 Constitutional Commission, which crafted the 1987 Constitution.