Sara Duterte's Biography in Q&A

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Q: What is Sara Duterte’s full name?

A: Sara Zimmerman Duterte-Carpio

Q: What is the current elective position of Sara Duterte?

A: Sara Duterte is currently the mayor of Davao City

Q: What is Sara Duterte’s preferred nickname?

A: Inday Sara

Q: What is Sara Duterte’s birthday?

A: May 31, 1978

Q: Who is Sara Duterte’s father?

A: Rodrigo Roa-Duterte (Davao City mayor for two decades and elected Philippine president in May 2016)

Q: Who is Sara Duterte’s mother?

A: Elizabeth Zimmerman

Q: Who are the siblings of Sara Duterte?

A: Paolo Z. Duterte (elected Davao Representative in May 2019), Sebastian Z. Duterte (elected Davao City vice mayor in May 2019) and Veronica A. Duterte

Q: Who is the husband of Sara Duterte?

A: Atty. Manases “Mans” Carpio

Q: Where and when were Sara Duterte and Mans Carpio married?

A: Santuario de San Antonio Parish in Makati in 2007

Q: What are the names of Sara Duterte and Mans Carpio’s children?

A: Mikhaila María (Sharky), Mateo Lucas (Stingray) and Marco Digong (Stonefish)

Q: Did Sara Duterte suffer a miscarriage?

A: Yes. On September 2, 2016, doctors confirmed the fetal demise of two of her triplets. Stonefish is the third of the triplets and was born on March 2, 2017

Q: What is the college degree of Sara Duterte?

A: Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy at the San Pedro College (SPC) in Davao in 1999. She was recognized as SPC’s Most Outstanding Alumni for Public Service during the institution’s Diamond Jubilee Celebration in August 2016

Q: Is Sara Duterte a lawyer?

A: Yes. She finished her Bachelor of Laws at the San Sebastian College in 2005. She narrated that her father cried tears of joy upon learning that she passed the Bar Exams in May 2006

Q: What did Sara Duterte do after finishing her studies?

A: She became a management trainee at JCT Group of Companies and, after passing the bar, became a Court Attorney IV at the Supreme Court under Justice Romeo Callejo Sr.

Q: Did Sara Duterte become a vice mayor of Davao City?

A: She first became the vice mayor of Davao City from July 2007 to June 2010. She also held Davao City’s vice mayoralty post from July 2013 to June 2016. In her two terms as vice mayor, she served under her father, then-Mayor Rodrigo Duterte

Q: What was Sara Duterte’s position from July 2010 to June 2013?

A: Sara Duterte was the mayor of Davao City from July 2010 to June 2013, while her father was the vice mayor. They exchanged positions again from 2013 to 2016

Q: What did Sara Duterte do to convince her father to run for president in the May 2016 national polls?

A: Sara Duterte had her head shaved in October 2015

Q: Is Sara Duterte a rape victim?

A: According to her, Yes. On April 18, 2016, Sara Duterte tweeted in bold letters: "Not a joke. I am a rape victim. But I will still vote for President Rodrigo Duterte." She did this as a way to defend her father from criticisms over his joke on the rape case involving an Australian missionary in 1989. Inday Sara said she did not reveal this to anyone before. Her father, however, denied this rape claim by Sara Duterte and said she was just a “drama queen”, and stressed: “She can’t be raped — she carries a gun.”

Q: What is the political party of Sara Duterte?

A: Sara Duterte founded Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), which was accredited by the Commission on Election in July 2018. Currently a regional party, HNP’s goal is to rally more support for the administration of President Duterte, including the fielding of senatorial bets in the 2019 midterm polls

Q: How many senatorial bets did Sara Duterte and HNP endorse in the May 2019 election?

A: HNP endorsed Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, Sonny Angara, Cynthia Villar, JV Ejercito, Pia Cayetano, Jinggoy Estrada, Bong Revilla, Francis Tolentino, Bong Go, Ronald Dela Rosa, Zajid Mangudadatu, Jiggy Manicad and Imee Marcos. Of the 13, nine won seats in the Senate: Pimentel, Angara, Villar, Cayetano, Revilla, Tolentino, Go, Dela Rosa and Marcos

Q: Has Sara Duterte declared any intention to run for a national position?

No. In a TV show that aired on August 2, 2019, Sara Duterte, when asked if she is running for president in 2022, said: “Before I think about that, I should ask God first if this is for me…we need to pray for wisdom on how to go about it and how to decide.”