Duterte popularity sweeps daughter to election win

[snoop1130]

President Rodrigo Duterte witnesses the program proper before leading the wreath-laying ceremony at the Holocaust Memorial Park in Rishon Lezion, Israel on Sept. 5, 2018. Joining the president is presidential daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio.

Presidential Photo / Karl Norman Alonzo

 

MANILA, Philippines — Outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte could face international charges over his deadly drug war, but his daughter's thumping victory in the vice presidential race shows his popularity remains sky-high.

 

Sara Duterte secured more than half the votes in Monday's election, a ringing endorsement for the family name that has become a byword for brutality and impunity in the poverty-plagued country.

 

More than 6,200 people have officially died in Duterte's anti-narcotics campaign since he came to power in 2016, but rights groups estimate the true figure is in the tens of thousands.

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/05/11/2180321/duterte-popularity-sweeps-daughter-election-win

 

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[bangon04]

"his daughter's thumping victory in the vice presidential race "

 

it must be her feminine charm...... thumping is a skill.