Mayor sees victory of 'Hugpong' bets

Monday, October 25, 2010

DAVAO City Mayor Sara Duterte said she expects a "hundred percent win" from Hugpong sa Katawhang Lungsod (Hugpong) candidates.

The city mayor boldly said she expects Hugpong members to fill up all the barangay elective positions after Monday's elections.

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"We hope to get 100 percent of the positions. (We) hope (to get) more than we expect," she said in an interview.

The mayor was also early in giving directives regarding election posters, which polluted public school as well as the city streets.

"As I've said during the gathering last October 14, the winners will clean their respective barangay. The people will expect that from them," she said.

Duterte also said she has no plan to meet the winning candidates immediately after the elections. "Maybe by December (we would)" she said.

Duterte casts her vote at around 9:30 a.m. at Daniel Aguinaldo High School as she resides in Matina Crossing.

Asked for whom she voted for as barangay chief, Duterte said she voted for "the one who supported her in the past elections."

Meanwhile, true to his word of not endorsing any candidate, Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte reportedly did not cast his vote Monday.

The vice mayor is currently on leave and is reportedly out of the country.