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Duterte wanted Sara as possible successor, but she refused
President Rodrigo Duterte wanted his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, to run for president in the 2022 elections, according to presidential spokesperson Harry Roque.
Mayor Duterte, however, declined her father's wish to run for the presidency, stating both her parents are urging her not to seek the post.
The President believes she would be destroyed if she pursued the presidency, while her mother expressed she would miss her if she leaves Davao City.
Roque's earlier statement about the President's desire for Sara to run came amid questions about the rift between President Duterte and Senator Manny Pacquiao.
President Duterte also previously discouraged his daughter from running for the presidency, claiming it was no job for a woman and he wanted to spare her from hardship and criticisms.
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