The daughter of Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte filed her candidacy for the vice presidency, her spokesperson says, ending months of speculation about her 2022 election plans.
, 43, entered the vice presidential race by way of substitution after her political party’s original candidate withdrew, her spokesperson, Mayor Christina Garcia- Frasco said in a statement.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio arrive for the opening of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2018 in Boao, south China's Hainan province on April 10, 2018.Duterte-Carpio’s decision to seek the country’s No. 2 job came as a surprise as she has led opinion polls throughout this year as the preferred presidential candidate.
Duterte-Carpio’s 76-year-old father is barred by the Constitution from seeking a second six-year term. He said last month he was retiring from politics.
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