DAVAO City Mayor Rodigo Duterte’s mere presence during the testimonial dinner of the Liceo de Cagayan University College of Law is enough to guarantee a “record-breaking” event, an official from the university said.
“Even non-Liceo lawyers have inquired whether they can attend the testimonial,” Jose Pepe Abbu Jr, Law Students Organization president, said Tuesday.
The testimonial dinner will be given to honor the university’s alumni who successfully passed the 2014 bar exams. It is slated to be held at the N Hotel, here.
Abbu disclosed that based on the advanced booking, this testimonial would be a record-breaker in terms of the number of people who have already signified their intention to attend the activity.
The mayor has attracted increasing interest as a possible presidential candidate after turning Davao City around from the killing fields of the 80s to being the safest city in the country.
Despite his consistent denials, his supporters have continued to grow in numbers which was proven when he placed a strong third in the last Pulse Asia survey behind Sen. Grace Poe and Vice President Jejomar Binay.
While Poe, Binay and the recently proclaimed Liberal Party bet Secretary Mar Roxas have all waged national campaigns, Duterte until recently had limited himself to Davao which makes his impressive showing even more significant. (pia 10)
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