The year-old leader, known for his deadly anti-drugs crackdown, brash rhetoric and unorthodox political style, earlier accepted the ruling party's nomination for him to seek the vice presidency in the May 9 elections. The decision outraged many of his opponents, who have described him as a human rights calamity in an Asian bastion of democracy. While two past presidents have run for lower elected positions after their terms ended in recent history, Mr Duterte was the first to consider running for the vice-presidency.
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Mr Roque told the BBC that the announcement "means that he is not interested in the vice-presidency anymore - as to whether or not he will completely retire from politics, I would have to clarify this point with him".
President Duterte's announcement should be taken with a pinch of salt. He has form in saying similar things, only to make U-turns weeks later. In September , in the build-up to the presidential elections, the then-mayor of Davao said he planned to "retire from public life for good".
He went on to win the presidency in May Commentators say Saturday's announcement is in keeping with the " playbook", with some speculating Mr Duterte could be a "super sub" for his ally Senator Christopher "Bong" Go, who has filed his candidacy for vice-president. The drama plays well with voters, many of whom spend evenings glued to their TVs watching the twists and turns of the saga. Mr Duterte is a shrewd operator who will know the announcement will place his family's name at the heart of his country's "tsismis", the Filipino word for gossip.
When Mr Duterte first announced his intention to run, there was widespread speculation that he would seek a politically weak running mate in order to rule from the number-two role. He had also publicly mused that, as vice-president, he would be immune from prosecution by the International Criminal Court ICC for presiding over the brutal "war on drugs" that has killed thousands in the country.
However, it was unclear whether he would have retained legal immunity. According to the human-rights organisation Amnesty International, more than 7, people were killed by police or unknown armed attackers in the first six months of Mr Duterte's presidency. Authorities have killed more than 6, suspected drug dealers and users since Duterte took office in June Rights groups say the police summarily executed suspects, which the police deny, saying they acted in self-defence during sting operations.
More than 60 million Filipinos will vote in May for a new president, vice president and more than 18, lawmakers and local government officials. Political observers had long suspected Duterte could spring a surprise, such as a presidential bid by his daughter next year. Duterte-Carpio's re-election filing, shortly after her father announced his retirement, did little to douse speculation she has her eye on the presidency. Mar Masanguid, who backed Duterte's run and has now founded a group to back Duterte-Carpio, said the signs still pointed to a run, which would mirror her father's last minute bid in Duterte-Carpio has topped opinion surveys on prospective candidates, but said last month she was not a candidate for higher office next year because she and her father had agreed only one of them would run for a national role in
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