DAVAO City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte reiterated on Friday that he will not run for president in the 2016 elections, instead he is pushing for federalism in the Philippines.
Duterte visited Bacolod City where he was the guest speaker at the Plenary Session 4 of the Rotary District Conference.
He told the Rotary District Conference members that there is no way that he will run for president next year, saying that he is 69 and works 27 hours a day as mayor of Davao, and if he will become the president, he will be required to work for 40 hours a day.
"I am old. Where will I get the energy? I am separated from my wife. I could not pass the moral qualification,” he said.
Duterte was also frank to say that he “has two women in his life now. I cannot pass the moral standard, but I am not corrupt. I hate corruption," Duterte said.
Duterte made the comment after the Masasapano incident which claimed the lives of 44 police commandos, 18 Moro rebels, and three civilians on January 25.
Duterte told the Rotary District Conference members that in the federal system, you retain something and contribute to the national upkeep, or a 40 percent-60 percent sharing.
For his part, Negros Occidental Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr. said it is not that easy to shift to a federal form of government as its realization needs constitutional change. (with reports from TDE)