- FPRRD finally relents on Sara’s potential 2028 presidential run
AFTER repeatedly warning Vice President Sara Duterte against gunning for Malacañang, former President Rodrigo Duterte finally changed his mind on the possibility of his daughter throwing her hat in the 2028 presidential elections.
The vice president alluded to a potential presidential bid in 2028, emphasizing the need for financial and logistical preparations, during an interview in The Hague, Netherlands, on Monday, July 21, 2025.
Amid chants from a crowd of supporters echoing “Sara Movement, UK. Soon. Sa 2028 President Sara,” Vice President Duterte spoke about future political plans.
“He said earlier, we talked about it, the 2028 elections. He said, ‘If we want to run, we need to save up,’” Duterte recounted, referring to an unnamed individual. “He said, we need to gather resources, we need to contribute and help you.”
The vice president also expressed her eagerness for an active role in any future campaign.
“He said, I hope I’m already out campaigning because I want to campaign,” she stated. She then added a curious detail from the conversation: “But he said, if you tell me, ‘you’re scared,’ he said, I’ll be the first to help.”
The elder Duterte, in previous interviews, was always consistent about cautioning his daughter against running for the presidency, as the pressures and stress are not worth the time and salary. In one interview in January 2020, He had said that even high-ranking generals earn more than the president.
He said the presidential seat can either “educate” Sara Duterte or “destroy” her.
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