Baste Duterte takes helm of PDP amid sis Sara’s 2028 presidential bid

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte has vowed to consolidate what remains of the once dominant Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP), the political party that catapulted his father to the presidency in 2016, as he officially took over as president from Sen. Robinhood Padilla. The leadership change was confirmed by the PDP