
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte sees boxer Manny Pacquiao as possible successor
CNN
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has drawn up a list of possible successors that includes his daughter Sara, boxing star Manny Pacquiao and the son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, the presidential spokesman said on Thursday.
Duterte, who is barred by the constitution from seeking reelection, will end his six-year term in June 2022. His party is encouraging him to run as vice president. While looking at "many options," Duterte is considering endorsing his daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, champion boxer and senator Pacquiao, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Manila Mayor Francisco Domagoso and longtime aide and senator Christopher "Bong" Go, spokesman Harry Roque said.
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As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











