'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's highest elective post is "not for women," as he denied that his daughter would seek to succeed him in 2022.</p><p>"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," 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>"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," 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'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>"He also said he did not want me to run but nothing about gender was discussed," 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><p><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script></p><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'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><p><strong>- with a report from RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News</strong></p>

<p>"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," 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'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>"He also said he did not want me to run but nothing about gender was discussed," 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><p><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script></p><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'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><p><strong>- with a report from RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News</strong></p>

<p>"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," 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>

<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's highest elective post is "not for women," as he denied that his daughter would seek to succeed him in 2022.</p>

<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