Duterte was in Davao on Friday, but was safe and at a police station after the explosion, his son Paolo Duterte, who is vice mayor of the city, told Reuters.
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The incident took place at a street market outside the high-end Marco Polo hotel in Davao, in the southern Philippines, a military spokesman told reporters by phone.
A police official said at least 30 people had been hospitalised.
Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella told CNN Philippines that some 60 people were wounded and 10 confirmed dead.
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