Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's surprise retirement from politics after his term ends next year has cleared the way for his daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio's presidential run.

Below are five things to know about Duterte-Carpio.

Who is Sara Duterte-Carpio?

Just as her father did, Duterte-Carpio, 43, trained as a lawyer before entering politics in 2007 when she was voted in as her father's vice mayor.

In 2010, she succeeded Duterte to become the first female mayor of Davao, a city of over 1.6 million people 1,000km from the capital Manila, replacing her father...