Daughter of Philippines President Duterte joins new political party

MANILA, Nov 11 (Reuters) – The daughter of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday joined a new political party, just days out from a deadline to change candidates for 2022 elections, a party official said.

Sara Duterte-Carpio, 43, withdrew this week from the contest for mayor of Davao city and has been leading national opinion polls of preferred candidates for the presidency, a post she has repeatedly said she was not interested in pursuing.

(Reporting by Neil Jerome Morales; Editing by Martin Petty)

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