Sara Duterte loses two of her babies

(UPDATE) Presidential daughter and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte said Thursday she lost two of her babies, three days after the deadly blast in Davao City.

An emotional Duterte, who was expecting triplets, said two of the babies no longer have heartbeats. She learned of the babies' condition after a flag raising ceremony on Monday.

Speaking at the turn-over ceremonies of Task Force Davao, Duterte said was not feeling well on Monday and sought her doctor's help.

"Lunes, buong araw iyak ako ng iyak. I lost my identical twins [I've been crying all day last Monday," she said.

"Nag-arrest na heartbeat sa identical twins but one is still fighting," she added.

On September 2, Duterte appeared in public for the first time since July, as she led some 500 mourners after the deadly Davao City blast that left 14 dead.

Duterte stood firm that the city must "not be terrorized" by the blast, as she called Dabawenyos "to unite and let us help each other rise from this senseless incident."

When she announced her pregnancy in August, Duterte said "it's been a difficult pregnancy so far" and was advised by her doctors to rest.

She however vowed to continue working as the city's chief executive as long as her health permitted so.

"The human body is made to carry just one baby and I am experiencing threefold all the pregnancy symptoms that a woman goes through." Duterte had said.

"I will continue to work until I am allowed by the doctors to do so, however, I have been advised to avoid crowded places to lessen the chances of acquiring infections," she added.

Sara is married to lawyer Manases Carpio. They have two kids, Sharky, 7, and Stingray, 3.
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