Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte and daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio. (Reuters)The daughter of Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte filed her candidacy for the vice presidency, the poll body said on Saturday, ending months of speculation about her 2022 election plans. The Commission on Election (COMELEC) said on its Facebook page the vice presidential candidate of the Lakas-CMD party withdrew her certificate of candidacy and substituting her was Sara Duterte-Carpio. 2 job came as a surprise as she has led opinion polls throughout this year as the preferred presidential candidate. The Southeast Asian nation of 110 million people holds elections in May 2022 for positions from president down to governors, mayors, and local officials.

Source: The Standard November 13, 2021 06:17 UTC