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There has been a ton of debate in regards to the burning question of whether Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte will eventually run for president this coming 2016 elections. The hopes of many rooting for Duterte to run has been quelled when the mayor himself declared he will not do so because of a myriad of factors contributing to his decision. But many have been anticipating a mighty change of heart for the prominent mayor of Davao City, as many deem he is the answer to turning this country around and the change everyone needs. After turning Davao City from one of the more dangerous cities in the Philippines to being one of the safest, it is a massive turnaround indeed many are hoping he will provide with the country once he is seated as the president of the Philippines. Many are anticipating when he will announce his true intentions, as people consider that politicians tend to throw around 'smokescreens' to bluff oppositions and confuse them at this time of the year. But that announcement has finally come. Mayor Rodrigo Duterte will pair up with Senator Alan Peter Cayetano as they will run for president and vice president respectively.

On Tuesday night Senator Cayetano personally met with Mayor Duterte to discuss and talk about their potential tandem in the upcoming 2016 elections. Senator Cayetano will challenge Senator Chiz Escudero as vice president while Duterte will run for president. According to sources of Radyo Inquirer, the tandem of the two candidates are now official and up for running. Certainly this news will bring life to the supporters of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. The source of this breaking news came from an anonymous retired lawyer and general not named by INQUIRER.net. The potential for the Duterte-Cayetano is looking pretty good, as they pose a challenge to other candidate tandems as well. The race is heating up, and expect more announcements from other candidates as well.

After a long wait for everyone, the announcement has been made and will surely make resounding waves echoing throughout the nation. What do you think of the Duterte-Cayetano tandem for the 2016 elections? Do they possess a ton of potential in the upcoming elections? Let us know your thoughts and comments by leaving it down below!

After years of serving in the politics, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte's home remains quite simple and straightforward. Many have been wondering what Duterte's house may look like, suggesting that he lives a simple and normal life with the look of his house. And that is supposedly true. Take a sneak peek look inside Mayor Duterte's home courtesy of Rappler!
They toured inside Mayor Duterte's home, and the Mayor was ever so willing to open the doors for his visitors and have a look at his simple, easy looking home. They managed to get an inside look at the prominent Mayor's house, and here are some photos Rappler managed to take while touring inside Duterte's simple household.

The entrance, and the sight of the first room after walking in from the garage doors.

Mayor Duterte's shoe collection, which he says in a joking manner "The only thing I have in common with Imelda Marcos," referring to his obsession in shoes.

The simple living room of Mayor Duterte's home, along with his personal professional massager. Quite the subtle look of the living room, which is splendid!
Mayor Duterte's book collection. As much as he loves collecting shoes, the same can be said for books as well! As Duterte says he loves spy novels, history books, and many more which he considers himself a bookworm.

Into the stairs. Mayor Duterte says he climbs up the spiral staircase everyday to reach his bedroom. Quite the exercise too for the Mayor!
A picture frame depicting the younger years of Mayor Duterte when he was a child, hanging near the entrance to his bedroom.

A look at the Mayor's simple bedroom layout. The net keeps away mosquitoes, which Duterte says bugs him every night.

His exercise machine. Despite his age, Mayor Duterte still finds time to exercise on this little machine twice a day!
The modest bathroom. The Mayor says this is where he does most of his thinking! Well, most of us do too, don't we?

Picture frame of his youngest child, Veronica. She looks quite the cutie and adorable as well!

A personally signed copy of activist and priest Louie Jalandoni's biography resting atop of the running machine.

Lastly, Mayor Duterte's personal taxi. The cab was given to Duterte by his friends 4 years ago, which he says is really handy in allowing him to go around the city discreetly.

We can see that the photos Rappler has managed to provide depicts a simple, straightforward living and lifestyle of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. Despite his fame and popularity in politics, his simple household depicts that he is a humble man. Many have been rooting for Mayor Duterte to eventually run for presidency this coming 2016 elections, as some believe he is the change this country needs. While he has stated that he will not run, many are still hopeful that he will eventually change his mind and declare to run for presidency. But for the meantime, enjoy the sneak peek inside the prominent mayor's home and take a look at his simple lifestyle.
What do you think of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte's home? Did you like the simple and straightforward layout of the mayor's household? Don't forget to leave us a comment and share us your thoughts!

After the recently surfaced cancer rumors on Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, he warned former Secretary of Interior and Local Governance, Mar Roxas after he found out that Philip Lustre Jr., a Public Relations Officer of Roxas, allegedly said that Mayor Duterte has throat cancer, which made Duterte furious and said "I will reveal Roxas' true colors" after the accusations that he has health concerns.

Duterte said “How can Roxas allow his PR man to write a lie?” As the presidential race starts heating up and politicians are employing every strategy they have in their arsenal, false rumors and information are spreading like wildfire in hopes of gaining advantage over political reasons. The mayor also said that if it is proven that Lustre indeed made the statement, Roxas will face certain repercussions on Duterte. “Kung mao na ang tinuod nga PR siya ni Roxas unya di siya mu-undang, then I will tell the world kung kinsa si Roxas,” Duterte said.“ Wala jud tay mahayay,”
In rough translation:
[If it is true that he is a PR (officer) of Roxas and he will not stop what he is doing, then I will tell the world who Roxas really is.] Duterte also strongly suggested that if the rumors and conspiracies against him will still continue, he warned the former DILG secretary will regret allowing his employee in spreading information against the Davao City Mayor's own will. “Mag mahay jud siya. Remember day 2 pag (Super Typhoon) Yolanda naa nako didto (Tacloban)”, Duterte said.
In rough translation:
[He will really regret it. Remember, on the second day of (Super Typhoon) Yolanda, I was already there (Tacloban).]
After receiving information that Mayor Duterte will not run for presidency because of throat cancer, Lustre posted the information on his Facebook account, which caused him to tread muddy waters on Duterte's radar. The mayor immediately cleared the air, and denied the rumors dead in it's tracks and the spread information is false and has no authenticity. He said that he is always honest in revealing his health status to Davao citizens. But lately he admitted having Buerger’s and Barrett’s disease, suffering from back pains due to a past motorcycle accident. Duterte called Lustre "mentally impotent" after not being aware that having health concerns or cancer is not a reason for disqualification in the upcoming 2016 elections.
Despite Duterte's warnings, Lustre still stands by his statement. “I stand by what I wrote in social media. I have an impeccable source, who knows the real score. The admission that he has throat cancer was not a concoction of my mind. It came from the mayor’s mouth,” Lustre said.
He then added: “It saddens me that the Mayor would not admit the actual state of his health. If he intends to run for president, he should make a full disclosure of his health situation.”

Mayor Duterte already stated that he has no throat cancer, but Lustre still fights for the statement he recently released that the mayor has indeed throat cancer. This prompted "The Punisher" to warn Roxas that if the accusations and information won't stop, Mayor Duterte vowed to reveal Mar Roxas' true colors. What do you think of Mayor Duterte's health status? Does he really have throat cancer? Or is it just one of the strategies of politicians as the race to presidency heats up? Let us know your comments down below and share your opinions!
Source: abdavao