Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio visits Cebu province. (Photo from her Facebook page)

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Friday confirmed she visited Cebu province.

Duterte-Carpio flew to Cebu “on board Philippine Airline PR2366”

Presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., on Friday also visited Cebu where he met Governor Gwen Garcia and inaugurated his campaign headquarters.

Duterte-Carpio, in photos she shared on Facebook, was wearing a green hoodie with the phrase “Sara All 2022”, which is often used by supporters urging her to run for president in 2022.

“Confirmed po ang aking pagbisita sa Cebu. Kausap ko ngayon ang aking pinsan na si Cebu 5th District Board Member Red Duterte,” Mayor Sara said.

Mayor Sara just took off on board PR2366 bound for Cebu; BBM is in Cebu and also information Speaker Lord Velasco is on his way to Cebu,” was what Peter Tiu Laviña, a former campaign spokesman of President Duterte who was eventually axed as National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Chief in 2017, posted via his Facebook account.

Earlier, Marcos’ sister, Imee called the possible tandem between her brother and Duterte-Carpio as a “marriage made in heaven” as it would unify votes from country’s north and south.

The mayor has filed a candidacy for re-election. But analysts say she could still make a bid for the presidency as a substitute candidate until Nov. 15.

Duterte-Carpio caught COVID-19, her office said on Oct. 9, a day after the filing of candidacies closed.

Analysts say it is crucial for Duterte to have a loyal successor to protect him from potential legal action by the International Criminal Court, which is looking into thousands of killings in his war on drugs.

Duterte previously said he would run for vice president, but in a surprise move earlier this month said he was retiring from politics after his term ends in June 2022.

This paves the way for his daughter to seek higher office as they agreed that only one of them should run for national office next year.