Presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos formally announced the BBM-SARA tandem in which Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio will be his running mate for the 2022 elections.
“Naitawid na namin ni Mayor Inday Sara Duterte ang proseso para sa tambalang inaasam-asam ng aming mga taga suporta – ang BBM-SARA sa 2022”, Marcos said in a statement.
“Napagkasunduan namin ang aming mga partido ang pagsusulong ng mapagkaisang liderato sakaling kami ay palarin sa darating na halalan sa Mayo 9, 2022”, he added.
Marcos made the announcement hours after Duterte-Carpio announced her support for both their candidacies on Tuesday, November 16.
“Ang aking partido ay nakipag alyansa at humingi ng suporta para kay Bongbong Marcos at para sa akin. Matapos kong tanggapin ang inyong hamon at panawagan,” Duterte-Carpio said in a video statement.
“Tinanggihan ito ng PDP, at naiintindihan natin ito pero gusto ko lamang linawin, walang pangalan na sinisira o dinudungisan, walang sinasagasaan, walang inaagrabyado at inaaway pinapaiyak o inaapi,” she added.
Duterte-Carpio’s spokesperson Mayor Christina Garcia Frasco of Liloan, Cebu said the Davao City mayor was asking support for “the tandem”, when asked to clarify Duterte-Carpio’s statement about seeking the support of PDP-Laban.
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), the political party of Marcos, adopted Duterte-Carpio as its vice presidential bet in 2020 elections.
The party issued the adoption minutes after Duterte-Carpio, through her authorized representative, filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) for vice president under Lakas-CMD.