Duterte's daughter will run for President of the Philippines
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said his daughter, Sara Duterte-Carpio, will run for the country's presidency in 2022 with running mate Senator Bong Go.
ABS-CBN news agency said Senator Bong Go is a long-time friend of Mr. Duterte and has filed his candidacy papers.
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| Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his daughter, Sara, in September 2018. |
Ms. Sara is currently the mayor of Davao, the third largest city in the Philippines. On October 2, this female politician also filed for re-election for this position.
ABS-CBN revealed that the agency obtained the above information based on a journalist's interview withPresident Duterteshortly after he announced that he would retire from politics and join forces with Senator Christopher Bong Go.
When asked "Is it really the Sara-Go ticket?", the Philippine leader replied: "Yes, it is Sara-Go."
Asked to confirm what the President had said, Duterte-Carpio's spokesman replied: "I just learned from what the local press reported. We do not comment on such matters."
Senator Go has not yet responded to Reuters' request for comment, Reuters said.