MANILA, Philippines - Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano met with Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday night to discuss a possible teamup in the 2016 national elections.
The senator, a member of the Nacionalista Party (NP), announced during a press conference that he will run for vice president.
"If Mayor Duterte runs and chooses someone else, pero ang tingin ko siya ang the best for that, I should support him," Cayetano said in an interview with ABS-CBN News.
Duterte earlier said that he has no plans of seeking the presidency but later on changed his mind, citing that he will reconsider his earlier position.
Sen. Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, a partymate of Duterte from the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan, said that Davao City mayor should be allowed to choose his running mate if ever he decides to run.
"If his running mate is unacceptable to the party or some of the party members, then we can opt to support him alone," Pimentel said in a televised ambush interview.
Sen. Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., another member of the NP, admitted that he has also been in talks with Duterte's camp.
Three senators of the NP - Cayetano, Marcos and Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV - will be running for vice president next year.
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