Sara Duterte
Inday Sara Duterte | |
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| Mayor of Davao City | |
| In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Succeeded by | Rodrigo Duterte |
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| Born | Sara Zimmerman Duterte May 31, 1978 Davao City, Philippines - |
| Died | - - - - |
| Resting place | - - - - |
| Political party | Hugpong Sa Tawong Lungsod |
| Spouse- | Atty. Mans Carpio |
| Relations | Rodrigo Duterte (father) Elizabeth Abellana Zimmerman (mother) Paolo Duterte (brother) Sebastian Duterte (brother) Veronica Duterte (half-sister) |
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| Alma mater | San Pedro College |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Sara Duterte Carpio (also known as Inday Sara by the Davaoeños; born Sara Zimmerman Duterte) is a Filipina lawyer and politician. She served as the Mayor of Davao City from June 30, 2010 until June 30, 2013 and was the first woman to hold the position.[1]
Political career
Duterte Carpio became Davao City's first woman mayor and the youngest to have been elected in the position in the political history of Davao City after she switched role with her father Rodrigo "Rody" Duterte in 2010-2013 as mayor and vice-mayor respectively. Vowing to be “useful and to serve the country at all times,” former Mayor Sara Duterte, the Vice-mayor in the last three years prior, assumes the post that her father Rodrigo had held for over 20 years.[2] Sara won over House Speaker Prospero Nograles, her father’s long time political rival, in an overwhelming lead of 200,000 votes in the 2010 elections. Nograles earlier filed a protest at the Commission on Elections in Manila questioning the results, alleging a “conspiracy” of local poll officials with Duterte.[3]
In her inaugural speech, Duterte Carpio admitted wanting to be a pediatrician instead of a politician. “I never wanted to be a politician but today I speak before you as city mayor,” she said. For over an hour, the front steps of City Hall was filled up with people wanting to have their pictures taken with Sara Duterte after she was sworn into office.[4]
In 2011, Sara Duterte became controversial after she punched not once, but four times, a court sheriff for insisting on demolishing houses inside a contested property in Barangay Soliman in Davao City.[5] In 2014, Inday Sara Duterte was caught by traffic enforcers over speeding along Quimpo Boulevard. The mandatory speed limit along Quimpo Boulevard is 40 kilometer per hour (kph) but her car was caught speeding at 57 kph. Sources states that the traffic enforcers were at first hesitant upon seeing who they were apprehending but it was Duterte who insisted that her driver’s license be confiscated for violating the speed limit law.[6]
Inday Sara was also one of the nine elected governors of the Philippine Red Cross in 2014.[7]
In October 2015, she shaved her head to convince her father to run for president in the 2016 Philippine general elections, despite the latter's reticence due to lack of campaign funds and political machinery.[8][9]
Personal life
Sara Duterte has been married since 2007 to her fellow lawyer Mans Carpio and currently has 2 children: an adopted daughter nicknamed "Sharky" and a son named Mateo Lucas D. Carpio, nicknamed "Stingray".[10]
References
- ^ "Mayor wants to be called 'Inday Sara'". SunStar. June 28, 2010.
- ^ "Who is Sara Duterte". Mabuhay City. July 5, 2011.
- ^ "Nograles subject Duterte's daughter". SunStar. July 10, 2010.
- ^ "Sara Duterte". MindaNews.com. July 10, 2010.
- ^ "Davao mayor Duterte punches sheriff over demolition of shanties". Inquirer.net. July 1, 2011.
- ^ "Ex-Davao City mayor caught overspeeding". tempo. January 15, 2014.
- ^ "Sara Duterte elected to Red Cross nat'l board". SunStar. January 28, 2014.
- ^ "Inday Sara shaves head in support of Duterte's presidential run". GMA News Online. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ Hegina, Aries Joseph (14 October 2015). "LOOK: Did Sara Duterte shave head to urge pa to run for president?". Inquirer. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "It's a boy for Mayor Sara Duterte". SunStar. April 4, 2013.