Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte announced Saturday he was retiring from politics in a move that has fuelled speculation he was clearing the way for his daughter, Sara Duterte-Carpio, to succeed him.

The move also left some people surprised – he had been expected to run for vice-president as he's not eligible to run again for the job of president. The constitution sets a single six-year term limit for president.

His daughter, who replaced her father as mayor of Davao, said last month she was not running for higher office next year because she and her father had agreed only one of them would run for national office in 2022. With Duterte retiring, his daughter may be planning on running for election instead.

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