Sara Duterte identifying herself as LGBT a 'trapo' behavior —group

An LGBTQIA+ organization on Friday slammed vice presidential aspirant and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte for saying she is also a member of the LGBT community. In a statement, Bahaghari said being a part of the LGBTQIA+ community is not a "costume" one could wear only during the election period. "It is a lifelong struggle in a world steeped with deep hatred and exclusion of our community," said Rey Valmores-Salinas, Bahaghari chairperson. "Huwag po tayong magpapabudol [Let us not be fooled]. This is nothing more than a 'trapo' behavior by a politician seeking votes and sympathy from our community."

March

2022

Sara mum on Walden's tirades, says she has personal reasons for not attending debates

Vice presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte remains mum on the criticisms thrown against her for not attending debates related to Eleksyon 2022. advertisement At a press conference in Davao City on Monday, Duterte was asked for her comment on the tirades of another vice presidential candidate Walden Bello against her and running mate, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. During the CNN Vice Presidential debate, Bello called Duterte a coward for not attending the debate. Bello also said Marcos and Duterte's practice of skipping the debates was an "undemocratic gesture." "Yes, my team and I are currently discussing that item so I will not comment on that as of yet," Duterte said. The Davao mayor said she has her own reason for skipping the debate but she refused to disclose it.

February

2022

Sara Duterte on Ukraine-Russia Conflict

Vice presidential candidate Mayor Sara Duterte says the Philippines should remain neutral amid the ongoing tension between Russia and Ukraine. “Always with diplomacy. Always neutral. Kung ‘di naman involved ang Filipino interest. If I were the president, neutral until I am pushed against the wall to make decision for the country. National government is something this should prepare for. Hindi sikreto ang epekto. Global effect.”

February

2022

Davao bans campaign caravans, motorcades

All political caravans and motorcades are prohibited in this city until the eve of election day. Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio issued an executive order on Monday providing the guidelines in securing permits for campaign activities in the city. “There is a need to prohibit motorcades and caravans due to the continuing increase of fuel costs, the inconvenience of the traffic jams these will create and the ongoing public want due to the economic losses from the pandemic coupled with the rising prices of basic commodities,” the EO read.

March

2022

'I will do this campaign without joining debates,' declares Sara Duterte

Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte has announced she will not be joining any debates ahead of the May 9 polls. “I’ve already decided that I will do this campaign without joining debates,” Duterte told reporters in an ambush interview in Parañaque City on Saturday. “Iniiwan ko na po ‘yan sa lahat ng ating mga kababayan, ang pagdesisyon sa pagpili nila sa vice president, na ganito po ‘yung aking direksyon sa kampanya.”

March

2022

Embattled Quiboloy endorses survey frontrunners Marcos Jr., Sara Duterte

Apollo Quiboloy, a self-styled pastor indicted for sex trafficking charges in the US, officially endorsed the tandem of former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Davao Mayor Sara Duterte, the current 2022 elections survey frontrunners. Quiboloy, founder of Davao-based Kingdom of Jesus Christ, The Name Above Every Name (KOJC), made the endorsement on Tuesday, February 1, as the Davao mayor kicked off a motorbike ride from the Mindanao city to the northern parts of Luzon and back.

February

2022

Reply to Walden Bello's tirade against her statement in relation to mandatory youth military service

Walden Bello, a known activist and writer, accused Duterte-Carpio as "dictator-in-waiting", saying that she is no different from her father Pres. Rodrigo Duterte. Duterte-Capio, in her reply to Bello, said: "I truly hope that our youth do not up to be a Walden Bello - an ungrateful citizen who sleeps peacefully at the comfort of their homes, unable to say a prayer or a silent 'thank you' to the men and women who became martyrs while countering violent extremism, insurgency, and terrorism."

January

2022

Sara Duterte withdraws candidacy for Davao city mayor

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte confirmed on Tuesday, November 9, that she has officially withdrawn her bid for re-election. The mayor made the announcement in a post on her official Facebook page on Tuesday. "Ngayong hapon wini-withdraw ko ang aking kandidatura sa pagka-mayor ng Davao City. Si VM Baste ang papalit sa akin. Ito lamang po muna. Maraming salamat po," she said.

November

2021

Statement against Ramon Tulfo

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte blasted as "wild conjectures, lies, intrigues, and chismis (rumors)" a column written by Ramon Tulfo that speculated that she may run as Bongbong Marcos' running mate to upset vice presidential aspirant Senator Bong Go.

October

2021

Sara Duterte slams Robredo over Davao City COVID-19 surge comment

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has accused Vice President Leni Robredo of "politicking" and attacking her leadership after the latter made comments about the recent surge of COVID-19 cases in Davao. Duterte-Carpio's reaction stemmed from Robredo's radio interview where the vice president urged the Davao City local government unit (LGU) to consider Cebu City as a successful model of a locality that has curbed the spread of infections.

June

2021

No obligation to explain 6-fold increase in wealth, says Sara Duterte

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte refused to explain her 6-fold increase in wealth reported by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ). The eldest daughter of President Rodrigo Duterte said she would only answer the accusation if a case is filed based on the PCIJ report. The report found that Sara's wealth grew 6-fold over a 10-year period, from 2007 to 2017. It cited her Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALNs) as basis.

April

2019

Controversial statement on honesty as not an election issue

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio had this to say Wednesday as she asserted that honesty should not be an issue in this year's elections, defending her candidates under the regional party Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) accused of dishonesty and corruption. Duterte-Carpio lashed out at Magdalo party-list Rep. Gary Alejano, one of the candidates from the opposition slate Otso Diretso, for claiming that government funds were used in campaign t-shirts of HNP bet Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go, which were distributed during a public assembly attended by barangay officials.

March

2019

Sara Duterte calls CBCP head 'worse than a hundred Dutertes'

The eldest daughter of President Rodrigo Duterte slammed Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas for claiming her father "single-handedly defaced" the memory of the EDSA People Power Revolution. For this, she declares that Villegas is "truly, madly, deeply worse than a hundred President Dutertes."

February

2017

Mayor Sara Duterte smacks a sheriff

In a startling show of temper, Mayor Sara Duterte on Friday assaulted a court sheriff who was bent on demolishing houses in a contested property in Barangay (village) Soliman in the district of Agdao despite her request for a 2-hour deferment.

July

2011

Mabuti na malawak at malakas ang kampanya ngayon against drugs. Nakikita namin na supportive ang mga tao. For years, his (PRRD's) platform in government has been anti-crime. The campaign against illegal drugs did not start when he was president. It started when he was still Davao City mayor. We grew up like that. We're used to it.

February

2019

As of writing, no statement available.

Davao City fully supports ABS-CBN sa kanilang pagpapa-renew ng kanilang franchise. Of course, malaki din ang suporta ng ABS-CBN sa Davao City at sa buong bansa. Hopefully, ma-resolve in a very positive way ang issue ng franchise ng ABS-CBN.

February

2020

As vice president, wala po ang power diyan of granting franchises. So nasa Congress po ‘yan, nasa House of Representatives and the Senate… So nasa Congress po ‘yan. Kung ano po ‘yung decision ng Congress, ‘yun po ang masusunod.

March

2022

(There is) no point in using government money in keeping them alive. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth for heinous crimes convicts is reasonable.

September

2019

I want to manage the public's expectation about possible mass testing. We just want to test more people, but it can't still be mass testing.

April

2020

Dapat, if mayroong right ang ating mga mangingisda na pumunta doon sa area na iyon, dapat tulungan sila ng national government agencies at LGUs. We don't need to beg or to ask the Chinese government kung atin ang lugar na iyan.

April

2019

As of writing, no statement available.

As of writing, no statement available.

Kung wala namang violation sa mga COVID-19 protocols, we do not have a problem with that.

April

2021

If the community pantry cannot control and cannot implement public health standards such as distancing of the people, it will defeat the purpose of helping people because most likely this will also be the potential source of transmission. Last year, we have advised those who want to distribute food assistance and other assistance in the communities that they have to coordinate with the barangay and especially the Davao City Police Office (DCPO).

April

2021

The historic rise of the People's Republic of China since its foundation is one that will be remembered for generations to come. For the past years, the relationship between China and Davao City has truly blossomed.

September

2019

The passage of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 will nurture a "culture of security" in the country. Filipinos should be protected from an enemy that does not have any regard for life, that only has death and destruction on their minds. The history of Davao has been marred by senseless and violent terrorist acts that have cost the lives of Davaoeños. It is a painful reminder as we continue to strive for the peace and security of Davao and the people. The presence of domestic and foreign terrorist threats in our country continues to undermine our peace and democracy even as we are in our most vulnerable state.

June

2020

As of writing, no statement available.

As of writing, no statement available.

WHEREAS, the Philippines is experiencing worsening climate emergency by having more, extreme weather events, rising temperatures, sea-level rise, heavy rainfall, and drought; WHEREAS, Davao City is no exceptlon to the abovementioned occurrences, usually coming in as flashfloods, landslides, and drought; WHEREAS, the City Government of Davao formulated the 2019-2023 Local Climate Change Action Plan in order to pursue and secure the city development gains and sustainability efforts and initiatives by building disaster resilient and climate change adaptive communities; WHEREAS, the 2019-2023 Local Climate Change Action Plan (LCCAP) of the City of Davao as endorsed by the City Planning and Development Office has been approved and adopted through the City Ordinance 0475-21, Series of 2021; - Duterte-Carpio on the reason of creating the Davao City Climate Change Commission thru Executive Order No. 47, Series of 2021, as based from the introductory clauses

September

2021

The Philippines is now experiencing severe environmental degradation — mainly in the form of deforestation, soil erosion, disruption of hydrological systems, overexploitation of fisheries, destruction of coral reefs and extinction of species. These problems are accentuated by the pressures of a large, fast-growing and impoverished population, and aggravated by climatic change due to the global 'greenhouse effect'. Moreover, environmental degradation leads to adverse economic consequences that threaten the Philippines's prospects for sustainable development in the years ahead.

November

2021

We are now heavily relying on internet connectivity and poor connection slows down businesses and processes.

October

2018

We are intent on writing the Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Council) on saying na urgent ang ban of single-use plastic.

February

2021

As of writing, no statement available.

Mining will bring more problems than solutions. We only need to look at the experience of areas where mining exists to realize that.

December

2011

As of writing, no statement available.

As of writing, no statement available.

Today, I took a drug test that yielded negative of any illegal substances. This test, I took voluntarily upon the request of my Uniteam partner, Senator Bongbong Marcos, to support the call for transparency as aspiring public officials seeking the trust of our fellow Filipinos.

November

2021

Uniteam BBM-Sara's stand against illegal drugs is united and unequivocal. This can be seen from both our negative tests as well as our common stance against the proliferation of illegal drugs and the need for effective measures of prevention, rehabilitation, and enforcement.

November

2021

As of writing, no statement available.

It was discussed during the vaccine cluster reporting earlier that they will also include the vaccination of the five schools that were submitted for the pilot face-to-face classes of the Department of Education (DepEd). So they will seek permission for that, whether or not there is comorbidity but they were selected to be the pilot schools. Only fully vaccinated teachers and non-teaching staff would be allowed in the pilot schools.

October

2021

As of writing, no statement available.

I am not for federalism, but, I say, decision 'yan ng Congress, decision 'yan ng President natin. Ang Mindanao is an area na mayroong 'kingdoms' ang mga local politicians, local warlords. I do not think na tama ibigay ang mas malaking powers kapag ganoon ang set-up ng isang lugar. Kasi baka mag-worsen ang situation ng mga lugar, especially sa mga lugar na hindi pa ready na tumanggap ng dagdag na responsibilities or dagdag na power ang mga local officials.

April

2019

The government did not make it mandatory—ang vaccination, therefore, people were given a choice kung magpabukuna sila or hindi. Itong mga pumili na hindi magpabakuna, they should not be discriminated.

January

2022

As of writing, no statement available.

As of writing, no statement available.

Yes, the City Government of Davao is ready {to cooperate with ICC investigation}. We will await the instructions of the National Government through the DILG (Department of the Interior and Local Government).

June

2021

As of writing, no statement available.

Personally, I do not have an opinion on divorce because I am not a member of the House of Representatives.

April

2018

I’ve already decided that I will do this campaign without joining debates. Iniiwan ko na po ‘yan sa lahat ng ating mga kababayan, ang pag-desisyon sa pagpili nila sa vice president, na ganito po ‘yung aking direksyon sa kampanya.

March

2022

Respectfully, I am asking President Rodrigo Duterte to reconsider his decision to reopen the negotiations with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines. I believe the insurgency problem can only be ended peacefully if the NDFP and the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, the New People’s Army, are sincere, honest, and committed to working toward the direction of peace and reciprocate the gesture offered by the government. But there are no indications at all that they are willing to negotiate for a peaceful resolution of the conflict. History will also tell us that the communist movement is not to be trusted as they have consistently shown us their deep-seated proclivity to sow hate, violence and extremism, destruction, and senseless killings. These are groups motivated by the desire to overthrow the government and rule the nation. For them, peace is not an option. And that’s because they are terrorists. We maintain our position that we are not supposed to negotiate with terrorists, but deal with them the way we should — tough, strong, high intensity, and one that gathers all sectors to completely crush their influence in communities where they are present.

April

2018

March

2020

Sa tingin ko naman if there is scientific basis na ang cannabis ay gamot, dapat siguro hindi natin ipagkait yun sa mga pasyente na nangangailangan talaga ng ganoong gamot. So, best if it’s regulated by the government if there is really scientific and medical basis na nakaka-heal 'yun ng mga sakit ng mga tao.

March

2019

For Davao City, we are already compliant with the requirement of the law. We have established our City ELCAC Task Force. We have reviewed the projects submitted by the barangays and endorsed them to the Regional ELCAC Task Force, including our memorandum of agreement with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

April

2021

Walang question sa kanilang sakripisyo na ginagawa so dapat tumataas 'yung sahod dahil hindi naman pangkaraniwan ‘yung ginagawa nila [frontliners] dahil we are in a pandemic.

February

2022