Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte– Carpio filed COC at the local Comelec. PHOTO

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Saturday filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) for mayor at the local Commission on Elections (Comelec) office.

While his younger brother Sebastian Duterte will run as her vice mayor.

According to her spokesperson, should Mayor Sara win it will be her 4th non-consecutive term, having been mayor for the first time from 2010 to 2013.

Mayor Duterte chairs the Regional Hugpong ng Pagbabago and is also a member of the Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod in Davao City. She has ruled out joining national political parties.
 
Prior to her filing, her father President Rodrigo Duterte withdraw his nomination as PDP-Laban vice presidential nominee. Instead his long-time aide Senator Christopher “Bong” Go submitted a COC for PDP-Laban VP candidate.