Political drama exposes bad blood


Not on the best terms: It is an open secret that Duterte and Duterte-Carpio do not get along well.— AFP

Filipinos witnessed this past week a political drama involving the First Family, exposing once again a long-simmering rift between President Rodrigo Duterte and his daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio.

Duterte-Carpio last week ended months of speculation about her political plans when she filed papers making her run for Philippine vice-president.

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