Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte Declares 2028 Presidential Bid
"It took me 47 years to understand that my life was never meant to be only mine," Sara said. "I will run for president," she added.
The declaration arrives at a politically turbulent moment for Duterte, who is currently contending with multiple impeachment complaints alleging corruption and, more gravely, accusations that she threatened the life of sitting President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
The two were once a formidable political alliance — winning the 2022 elections together, with Sara securing her place as the nation's 15th vice president. That partnership, however, has since unraveled. Sara resigned from her Cabinet post as education secretary in 2024, and relations between the two leaders have continued to deteriorate sharply.
The breaking point came last year when Marcos sanctioned the arrest of her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court. The elder Duterte is now awaiting a confirmation of charges hearing in The Hague, where he stands accused of committing crimes against humanity in connection with his administration's notorious "war on drugs" — a campaign waged throughout his presidency from 2016 to 2022.
Against that charged backdrop, Sara Duterte's presidential announcement signals a direct confrontation course with the Marcos administration, setting the stage for what promises to be one of the Philippines' most consequential electoral battles in recent memory.
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