Duterte's daughter rebuffs offer, but door open in Philippines presidential race

FILE PHOTO: Sara Duterte-Carpio, Davao City Mayor and daughter of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, delivers a speech during a senatorial campaign caravan for Hugpong Ng Pagbabago (HNP) in Davao City, southern Philippines on May 9, 2019. HNP is a regional political party chaired by Sara Duterte. REUTERS/Lean Daval Jr

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's daughter has no intention of joining her father's party or being its flag-bearer, her spokesperson said on Monday, adding to the twists surrounding next year's presidential election in the Southeast Asian nation.

Duterte said on Sunday he will not run for office https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippine-president-duterte-says-he-is-retiring-politics-2021-10-02 and that he was leaving politics, adding that his daughter, Sara Duterte-Carpio, who is the mayor of Davao city, could run to replace https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippines-duterte-says-daughter-running-president-2022-elections-media-2021-10-02 him.