Administration presidential bet Gilberto Teodoro Jr. Saturday night said he supports Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte even if the mayor is backing his rival and second cousin Senator Benigno Aquino III of the Liberal Party in the May elections. Teodoro told a crowd of 7,000 at the Rizal Park here he continues to respect his “true friend” even if he is not supporting his presidential bid. He said he used to be Duterte's lawyer in his fight for justice in the 1990s.?“I want to thank a true friend. Although he belongs to a different party, I still respect him. My admiration for [Duterte] will not change,” he said.
