Two senators praised presidential son Paolo Duterte’s “supreme sacrifice” when he announced his resignation as Davao City vice mayor effective this Monday, December 25. “Paolo Duterte made the supreme sacrifice of resigning as Vice Mayor of Davao, he most likely wanted to spare the President of further controversies from both personal and political issues,” Senator JV Ejercito said in a text message on Monday. Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III likewise believed Duterte’s resignation exemplified his “respect to delicadeza.”ADVERTISEMENT“He has his personal reasons but then it shows that Vice Mayor Pulong respects delicadeza and he has honor to protect. Ejercito and Sotto both belong to the majority bloc in the Senate. READ: Paolo Duterte quits as Davao City vice mayorADVERTISEMENT

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 25, 2017 08:26 UTC