MANILA, Philippines — “Let the people decide.”This was President Rodrigo Duterte’s advice to his eldest son, Paolo Duterte, saying he never suggested to his son to quit after he resigned from his local government post due to family problems and allegations of drug smuggling. Kung ano lang ang tama sa iyo, gawin mo (Do what you think is the right thing),’” Duterte recalled telling Paolo. “Napuno na siguro (He must have had enough)... Sabi ko (I said), ‘Well, let the people decide,” he added. Davao Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, the president's daughter, said Monday she was unaware if her brother's resignation had been accepted. The Duterte clan has dominated Davao politics for decades, with the president also having served as the city's long-time mayor.

Source: Philippine Star December 26, 2017 02:26 UTC