Philippines' Duterte says daughter running for president in 2022 elections

Caption Daddy's girl: Duterte with his daughter Sara. The youthful and charismatic mayor of Davao has looked like the most viable contender to succeed her father.

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's daughter will run for president in the 2022 election and her father's long-time aide, who has filed his vice presidential candidacy, will be her running mate, ABS-CBN news reported late on Saturday.

Sara Duterte-Carpio is currently mayor of Davao, the Philippines' third-largest city, and on Saturday filed her candidacy to run again for mayor. She has previously said she would not run for national office next year.