Duterte’s Daughter Exits Philippines Ruling Party Amid ‘Political Powerplay’

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (L) and his daughter Sara Duterte arrive for the opening of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference in Boao, Hainan province, China, on April 10, 2018. AFP via Getty Images

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said Friday that she had “irrevocably” resigned from the country’s ruling party, where she served as the chairperson, lamenting “execrable political powerplay.”

Her resignation from the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) Party took effect on the same day.