A candidate for vice president has endorsed the mixed Vice President Leni Robredo and Senate President Vicente ‘Tito’ Sotto III for the May 9 presidential and vice presidential race.
Rizalito David, himself gunning for the vice presidency alongside presidential candidate Dr. Joey Montemayor, said he was willing to give up his political ambition and form instead a “grand coalition” with the other vice presidential bets in order to defeat Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio.
Duterte-Carpio is the running mate of former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
“Yes (I am willing to withdraw) in order to defeat these people (Marcos and Duterte-Carpio). I don’t think this tandem can do anything good for us),” David said during the first Comelec vice presidential debates.
David also said that if a “grand” coalition were formed among the presidential and vice-presidential bets, he doesn’t mind supporting Robredo.
“Kung si Leni mapili tapos si Sen. Sotto for VP, ‘yun na lang ang itutulak namin for the remainder of the campaign (If the coalition picks Leni and Sen. Sotto for VP, we [Montemayor and David] will just push for this tandem for the remainder of the campaign),” he also said.
David, who attended last Sunday’s vice-presidential debate organized by the Comelec, expressed hopes that a one-on-one debate between Robredo and Marcos, and Sotto and Duterte-Carpio would be organized “to test their political, leadership and experience capacities.”
