User:MeCurraz/Criticism of Rodrigo Duterte related to 2022 Philippine presidential election

As the 2022 Philippine presidential election nears, several politicians desired to run as president expressed their criticism against the Duterte government.

Background
The 2022 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections is scheduled to be held on Monday, May 9, 2022, as part of that year's general election.

Duterte initially announced that he will support Martin Romualdez's vice presidential bid. Addressing the nation Monday, June 28, Duterte later admitted that running for vice president was "not a bad idea" but this would depend if there would be "space" for him in the polls. On July 17, 2021, Duterte announced his plans to run as vice president to be immune from possible cases against him." On August 24, 2021, Duterte accepted the endorsement by PDP-Laban to run for vice president citing his agreement to "make the sacrifice and heed the clamor of the people."  A couple of weeks later, the PDP-Laban faction led by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi formally nominated Duterte for vice president.

Dispute with Manny Pacquiao
The relationship between Duterte and Senator Manny Pacquiao became strained since March 2021 when when Senator Manny Pacquiao (who was named the party's interim president in December 2020) began to criticize President Rodrigo Duterte and the government regarding the dispute in the South China Sea, alleged corruption in the government agencies under the Duterte administration, the government handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the endorsement of the candidates for the 2022 presidential election. This lead to the creation of two factions lead by Duterte and Pacquiao.