Duterte: Binay ally Remulla now Supports Him

Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said he has “forged an alliance” with Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla.

“We have forged an alliance to support each other,” Duterte told reporters after a luncheon meeting with Remulla in Pasay City.

Remulla, however, did not grant any media interview to confirm their alliance.


Remulla is a known stalwart of the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) of Vice President Jejomar Binay, Duterte’s rival.

Cavite is the province with the second highest number of votes in the Philippines with 1.84 million registered voters according to the Commission on Elections.

In an interview in Pangasinan prior to the final presidential debate last weekend, Binay said that he and Remulla remained “best friends” despite speculation that the latter had already shifted allegiance.

“Friends! The best of friends! ‘Di ba nga si Governor Jonvic ay gagawin ko pa ngang Secretary of the Interior (Didn’t I say that I would appoint Governor Jonvic as Interior Secretary)?” Binay said

via Inquirer