Philippines leader may run for vice presidency next year

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (Ace Morandante/AP)

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he may consider running for vice president next year when his term ends “if there is a space for me”, although opponents have described such a prospect as “a joke of the worst kind”.

Mr Duterte’s televised remarks Monday night were the strongest sign that he is considering calls by ruling PDP-Laban party allies for him to run for the vice president post to continue his government programmes.