Duterte to run if Leyte backs him

ORMOC, Leyte: Cornered by young student leaders who publicly told him that he was their only hope for a corruption- and crime-free Philippines, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he would be willing to run for President if the whole of Leyte supported him.

In another rare moment where he candidly responded to questions about his position on the presidency, Duterte’s “Ormoc Declaration” was met with a thunderous applause by a huge crowd at the Western Leyte College Auditorium that included the student leaders from five big schools in Ormoc City and political and civic personalities. “But you better watch out. If I will lose in Leyte, I will come back to get all of you,” he told the crowd in jest.