'Hindi ito pambabae': Duterte says women not fit for presidency, denies Sara to run in 2022

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/tvpatrol/01/14/duterte.jpg"/><figcaption>President Rodrigo Duterte poses for a photo with his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, as they prepare to head to the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan for the Ceremonies of the Accession to the Throne of His Majesty Emperor Naruhito on Oct. 22, 2019. <em>King Rodriguez, Presidential Photo/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday that the country&#x27;s highest elective post is &quot;not for women,&quot; as he denied that his daughter would seek to succeed him in 2022.</p><p>&quot;My daughter, inuudyok naman nila. Sabi ko my daughter is not running. I have told Inday not to run kasi naawa ako sa dadaanan niya na dinaanan ko,&quot; Duterte said in a speech during the inauguration of the Skyway Stage 3.</p><p>(My daughter, they are urging her [to run for president in 2022]. I said my daughter is not running. I have told Inday not to run because I take pity if she goes through what I went through.)</p><p>&quot;Hindi ito pambabae. Alam mo, the emotional set-up of a woman and a man is totally different. Maging gago ka dito. That is the sad story,&quot; he added.</p><p>(This is not for women. You know, the emotional set-up of a woman and a man is totally different. You will become a fool here.)<br/> <br/>The President&#x27;s daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio topped the list of preferred presidential candidates for the 2022 general elections in a recent survey.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/04/21/duterte-name-working-for-sara-pulse-asia-president">Duterte name working for Sara: Pulse Asia president</a></li></ul><p>She said she told her father last Jan. 8 that she did not intend to run in the 2022 elections.</p><p>&quot;He also said he did not want me to run but nothing about gender was discussed,&quot; said Duterte-Carpio.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte: I went to see him (PRRD) last Jan. 8. I told him I do not intend to run for President, he replied, very good. He also said he did not want me to run but nothing about gender was discussed.<br/><br/>(Picture from Mayor Inday Sara Duterte) <a href="https://t.co/XX0YqXwQz5">pic.twitter.com/XX0YqXwQz5</a></p>— RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News (@R_G_Cruz888) <a href="https://twitter.com/R_G_Cruz888/status/1349660783810994181?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 14, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>In the lead-up to the 2016 polls, Duterte had repeatedly denied that he would run for president, and yet ran for the country&#x27;s top post.</p><p>Duterte-Carpio has repeatedly flexed her strength in national politics. In 2019, most candidates she backed in the 2019 senatorial race won. She also played a role in the ouster of 2 House Speakers: Pantaleon Alvarez and Alan Peter Cayetano.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/27/19/sara-duterte-kingmaker-with-mean-right-hook-in-search-for-next-house-speaker">Sara Duterte ‘kingmaker’ with mean right hook in search for next House Speaker</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bY0kborsf74?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div><strong>- with a report from RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News</strong></div>

<p>President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday that the country's highest elective post is "not for women", as he denied that his daughter would seek to succeed him in 2022.</p>

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday that the country's highest elective post is "not for women", as he denied that his daughter would seek to succeed him in 2022.

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'Hindi ito pambabae': Duterte says women not fit for presidency, denies Sara to run in 2022

'Hindi ito pambabae': Duterte says women not fit for presidency, denies Sara to run in 2022

Jamaine Punzalan,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jan 14, 2021 05:59 PM PHT

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Updated Jan 14, 2021 08:21 PM PHT

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