DAVAO CITY—Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio is expecting triplets and has confirmed her pregnancy, City Information Office head Jefry Tupas said Friday.
“We are expecting triplets and they are doing well on their seventh week,” President Rodrigo Duterte’s daughter said in a message that was read by Tupas.
“The human body is made to carry just one baby and I am experiencing threefold all the pregnancy symptoms that a woman goes through.”
Malacañang welcomed Sara’s message announcing she was seven weeks pregnant with triplets.
“The President is delighted with the news of his daughter’s pregnancy. He is also hopeful that she will be able to see through the pregnancy smoothly and well,” Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said.
“Mayor Sara’s pregnancy serves as a source of inspiration for the Chief Executive to roll up his sleeves and work double time in his fight against crime and drugs.”
Sara said she was “having a hard time with the symptoms as well as the complications of a multi-fetal pregnancy.”
But she vowed to continue working until allowed her to do so by her doctor who advised her to avoid crowded places.
“I maybe physically weak but rest assured that I am on top of the situation here in our city,” Sara said.