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Duterte cries after daughter Sara loses babies

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div style="padding-top:66.375%"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1463898" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></div></figure><p>DAVAO CITY - President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday morning said he cried after hearing word that his daughter Sara lost two of her babies, days after the deadly blast in Davao City.</p><p>Duterte, who arrived at the Davao City airport after his visit to Indonesia and the ASEAN summit, became emotional after he was asked about his daughter&#x27;s condition.</p><p>He said he went to the bathroom after he was told about what happened to Sara&#x27;s babies.</p><p>&quot;I cried. These are the things in life na... You just have to be yourself,&quot; an emotional Duterte said.</p><p>Duterte, who was close to tears during the press conference, proceeded with the questions.</p><p>Sara was expecting triplets. </p><p>(READ: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/08/16/sara-duterte-loses-two-of-her-babies" target="_blank">Sara Duterte loses two of her babies</a>)</p><p>Speaking at the turn-over ceremonies of Task Force Davao, Sara said was not feeling well on Monday and sought her doctor&#x27;s help.</p><p>&quot;Lunes, buong araw iyak ako ng iyak. I lost my identical twins [I&#x27;ve been crying all day last Monday,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;Nag-arrest na heartbeat sa identical twins but one is still fighting,&quot; she added.</p><p>She said the doctors cannot say yet what caused the fetal deaths.</p><p>&quot;Actually daghan siya [doctor] gisulti but they really cannot say what happened,&quot; she said.</p><p>(The doctor said a lot of things but they really cannot say what happened.)</p><p>She said the two fetuses will not be extracted from her womb yet because this might affect the surviving baby.</p>

<p>President Rodrigo Duterte turned emotional after he was asked about his daughter Sara Duterte's condition.</p>

President Rodrigo Duterte turned emotional after he was asked about his daughter Sara Duterte's condition.