Duterte’s Son Quits Post After Battling Daughter on Social Media 25, 2017 HONG KONG — The eldest son of President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines resigned his post as the vice mayor of the southern Philippine city of Davao on Monday after his teenage daughter implied he had beaten her, prompting an all-out social media war between the two. Noting the timing of his resignation and the fire, Mr. Duterte told the City Council, "It is a difficult Christmas Day," adding, "but we are strong and resilient and we shall move forward." He recently appeared before a Philippine Senate panel to deny an opposition lawmaker’s accusations that he was connected to a Chinese gang involved in drug running. " including "the very public squabble with my daughter," he said. that There are recent unfortunate events in my life that are closely tied to my failed first marriage, The raging war of words that precipitated the downfall of Paolo Duterte escalated when his daughter, Isabelle, 17, posted on Twitter that her father should not hurt somebody "just because you have a position in the city," according to The Philippine Daily Inquirer. In announcing his resignation on Monday to the City Council, Mr. Duterte cited the social media fight, as well as his failed marriage to Lovelie Sangkola, the teenager’s mother, and recent accusations tying him to a crime ring. Paolo Duterte quit his job just days after deadly floods and a large building fire struck Davao, the largest city on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao.
