“Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s daughter on Saturday registered her candidacy for vice president in next year’s elections and was chosen as the running mate of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the late dictator’s son, in an alliance that has alarmed human rights activists. Sara Duterte backed out this week from her reelection bid as mayor of southern Davao city then took the place of a largely unknown vice-presidential candidate of her political party, Lakas CMD, in a maneuver that allowed her to seek the second-highest post even after a deadline lapsed for candidates in the May 9 elections. Marcos Jr. filed his papers at the Commission on Elections last month.”

“His party, Partido Federal ng Pilipinas, named Sara Duterte on Saturday as his running mate. In a chaotic turn of events that bolstered speculations of a discord between the president and his daughter, the elder Duterte suddenly trooped to the elections commission Saturday to accompany his former aide, Sen. Bong Go, who shifted his VP candidacy to a presidential run. Duterte may even reconsider his earlier plan, which he has dropped, to run for vice president, said Comms Secretary Martin Andanar. Such a race would pit the president, constitutionally limited to a single six-year term, against his daughter. Philippine presidents and vice presidents are elected separately and could forge an alliance even if they run under different political parties” the AP reports.

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