by Hiroshi HIYAMA / Kyoko HASEGAWA Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — As Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces his plans to resign over health problems, attention turns to who could succeed the country’s longest-ruling premier, with no consensus yet clear on a candidate. Here are some of the potential contenders: Taro Aso, gaffe-prone finance minister In his dual role as finance minister and deputy prime minister, 79-year-old Taro Aso is a Liberal […]
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Davao Mayor Sara Duterte floated as possible successor to President Duterte
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, Sept. 7, suggested his daughter Davao Mayor Sara Duterte could succeed him in the future. “Kung di man ako makabayad sa inyo, andiyan man si Inday. Mayor man siya… she might be… in the future, pwede niyong malapitan. Inday is good. Marunong. Marunong sumipa, marunong sa lahat,” Duterte said in a speech before the Filipino community in Jordan. Duterte noted that his daughter was the “alpha” in their family. […]





