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The daughter of Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte filed her candidacy for the vice presidency, her spokesperson said on Saturday, ending months of speculation about her 2022 election plans.
Sara Duterte-Carpio, 43, entered the vice presidential race by way of substitution after her political party’s original candidate withdrew, her spokesperson, Mayor Christina Garcia- Frasco said in a statement.
Soon after her candidacy papers were filed by a representative, the political party of Ferdinand Marcos Jnr, the son and namesake of the late Philippine dictator who has registered to run for president, adopted Duterte-Carpio as its vice presidential choice.
Garcia-Frasco said Duterte-Carpio would be releasing a statement soon.
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Duterte-Carpio’s decision to seek the country’s No. 2 job came as a surprise as she has led opinion polls throughout this year as the preferred presidential candidate.
“It was a surprise,” Antonio La Vina, professor of law and politics at the Ateneo de Manila University said. “Next surprise is VP for whom.”
In the Philippines, president is elected separately from the vice-president.


Duterte-Carpio’s 76-year-old father is barred by the Constitution from seeking a second six-year term. He said last month he was retiring from politics.
The Southeast Asian nation of 110 million people holds elections in May 2022 for positions from president down to governors, mayors and local officials.
Apart from Marcos, other presidential aspirants in next year’s polls include former boxing champion Manny Pacquiao, vice-president Leni Robredo, Manila mayor Francisco Domagoso, senator Panfilo Lacson, and Duterte’s former police chief Ronald dela Rosa.


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(211001) -- PASAY CITY, Oct. 1, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Philippine boxing icon and Senator Manny Pacquiao waves inside a bus on his way to file his certificate of candidacy for president in Pasay City, the Philippines, Oct. 1, 2021. Manny Pacquiao on Friday officially filed his certificate of candidacy for president in the May 2022 elections. On Wednesday, Pacquiao announced that he was retiring from boxing to pursue the presidency. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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Sara Duterte entered the race by way of substitution after her party’s original candidate withdrew
The 43-year-old’s decision came as a surprise as she has led opinion polls throughout this year as the preferred presidential candidate



Sara Duterte entered the race by way of substitution after her party’s original candidate withdrew.


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