Showcasing a kinder image to overseas Filipinos, Sara Duterte-Carpio appears to be positioning herself for a future presidential bid
Updated: 8:00am, 30 Mar 2025
Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio speaks to Filipino workers at an event in Hong Kong on March 9. Photo: Sam Tsang
A kinder, gentler and more personable Sara Duterte-Carpio stood before a crowd of about 2,000 people at Southorn Stadium in Hong Kong’s Wan Chai district on March 9.
This was not the same Sara who threatened to assassinate the current Philippine president and fantasised about beheading him last year.