PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte told his son, Paolo, to “do what is right,” after the then vice mayor of Davao City informed him of his decision to resign over family and political concerns.

Vice Mayor Duterte pulled a Christmas surprise on everyone, especially his constituents, when he announced his resignation on Monday out of “delicadeza” (sense of propriety) after being linked to the smuggling into the country of P6.4 billion worth of “shabu” and his very public spat with daughter Isabelle.

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