Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte says women are not fit to be president

“My daughter is not running [for president]. I have told Inday not to run because I pity her that she will have to go through what I experienced,” Duterte, 75, stated at a public occasion Thursday, utilizing a nickname for Sara, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported.

“This is not for a woman,” he stated of the presidency, even supposing two of his predecessors had been women. “You know, the emotional setup of a woman and a man is totally different. It will drive you nuts. This is the sad story.”

The remarks had been in keeping with earlier feedback that Duterte has levied towards women, whom he as soon as referred to publicly as “bitches.” He has additionally made frequent jokes about rape — as soon as showing to admit to committing sexual assault — and prompt that troopers target the sexual organs of female rebels, a tactic he stated would render them “useless” as women.

Presidential spokesmen have constantly performed down his misogynistic remarks as innocent makes an attempt to “lighten the mood” throughout nationwide tragedies or critical political occasions.

Duterte’s vice president, Leni Robredo, is a lady. She belongs to a rival political occasion and has emerged as a critic of Duterte, who has focused her in public, referring as soon as to the size of her skirt at a commemoration for the victims of a lethal hurricane.

“Ma’am Leni wore a dress that was shorter than usual. The protocol officers probably noticed I was always behind her,” he stated, in accordance to the Philippine information website, Rappler. “I told [Finance Secretary] Sonny Dominguez, ‘You’re too far, come closer. Check out her knees.’ ”

Duterte-Carpio, who has served as first girl due to her father’s annulled marriage, told Reuters on Thursday that she knowledgeable her father she did not intend to run for president.

“I am not being coy nor am I doing a ‘last-minute,’ ” Duterte-Carpio stated in a textual content message, Reuters reported.

Still, on Friday, Duterte’s spokesman stated in a radio interview that the president’s daughter is the “most qualified” contender for the workplace, the Inquirer reported.

“The election is still far [away],” stated the spokesman, Harry Roque. “But for me, I think Mayor Inday Sara is the most qualified … and as the survey shows, if ever she runs, she will win.”