President Duterte endorses the candidacies of Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte and Councilor Gian Sotto at Malacañang on Monday. Belmonte and Sotto are running for mayor and vice mayor, respectively. In next year's midterm elections under the local Serbisyo sa bayan party, which is allied with Hugpong ng Pagbabago headed by Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio.