Five things to know about Philippine President Duterte's daughter
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's surprise retirement from politics after his term ends next year has cleared the way for his daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio's presidential run.
Below are five things to know about Duterte-Carpio.
Who is Sara Duterte-Carpio?
Just as her father did, Duterte-Carpio, 43, trained as a lawyer before entering politics in 2007 when she was voted in as her father's vice mayor.
In 2010, she succeeded Duterte to become the first female mayor of Davao, a city of over 1.6 million people 1,000km from the capital Manila, replacing her father...
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