"My position has not changed. I am still not interested in running for President. And as I have said before, if Mayor Sara runs, I will support her.
Umpisa pa lang, sinabi ko na kung ano ang magiging desisyon ng mga Duterte ay suportado ko ito. Sa ngayon, antayin na lang natin ang kanilang pinal na desisyon.
I leave my fate to God, to the Dutertes---kung anuman ang desisyon nila Pangulong Duterte at Mayor Sara pagdating sa pulitika ---and to the Filipino people dahil sila po ang nagbigay sa akin ng pagkakataon na makapaglingkod sa kapwa at marating kung saan man po ako nandirito ngayon. Hindi ko sasayangin ito.
Please lang, pagdating sa usaping eleksyon, ihuli niyo na ako dahil hindi talaga ako interesado na tumakbong Pangulo. Lahat ng problema sinasalo ng Pangulo. Nararanasan ito ni Pangulong Duterte ngayon at nakikita ko ang hirap na pinagdadaanan niya.
Mas gugustuhin kong magtrabaho at magserbisyo sa tahimik na paraan na may resulta para sa kapakanan ng mga Pilipino.
And as chair of the Senate Committee on Health, patuloy akong naka-focus na tulungan ang gobyerno at ang ating mamamayan na malampasan ang pandemya sa mas lalong madaling panahon. Bakuna muna bago pulitika. Maraming salamat po."
August 25, 2021 - Sara Duterte released the following statement:
[Statement by Mayor Inday Sara Duterte on Senator Go and President Duterte Tandem and the PDP Fiasco]
"I would like first, to apologize to my mother for this statement. Second, I ask the nation to read my message from the point of view of a politician and nothing else.
1. The President, very recently, personally confirmed to me that he will run for Vice President and Senator Go as President. It was not a pleasant event. I was left with two letters endorsed to me by the President for consideration - one note explained why I should endorse the Go-Duterte tandem and the other suggested that I take in Senator Go as my Vice President.
2. I strongly suggest to the President and Senator Go to own up publicly their decision to run as a tandem. If they can confirm it privately, then I do not see the reason why they cannot be candid about it to the public. They should simply present to the people what they can offer to our country and how they can help our fellow Filipinos. I respectfully advise them to stop talking about me and make me the reason for them running or not running.
3. Senator Pimentel and Mr. Ronwald Munsayac should stop blaming me for the sad state of their political party. It is not my fault that no one among you is a leader worthy of the respect of the majority. Do not blameme for the sitcom that your party has been reduced to.
4. I am not a "Last Two Minutes" person. I think, I organize, and I implement accordingly. In the meantime, I refuse to be a political punching bag for party in complete disarray.
Maraming salamat mahal kong mga kababayan."
