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Sara Duterte 2028 presidential campaign
Campaign2028 Philippine presidential election
CandidateSara Duterte
Vice President of the Philippines (since 2022)
Secretary of Education (2022–2024)
Mayor of Davao City (2010–2013; 2016–2022)
Vice Mayor of Davao City (2013–2016)
AffiliationHugpong ng Pagbabago
StatusAnnounced: February 18, 2026
Slogan(s)Ibalik ang Tapang at Malasakit! (transl. Bring back courage and compassion!)[1]
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The 2028 presidential campaign of Sara Duterte, the 15th and incumbent vice president of the Philippines, began when she announced her candidacy for the 2028 Philippine presidential election on February 18, 2026.[2] Her campaign is expected to formally begin by late 2027 after the filing of certificates of candidacy.

Duterte is the first candidate to officially declare her bid for the presidency in the 2028 elections.

Background

Collapse of the Marcos–Duterte alliance

Sara Duterte is the incumbent vice president of the Philippines and the daughter of former president Rodrigo Duterte. She took part at the 2022 election as Bongbong Marcos' vice presidential candidate under the UniTeam electoral alliance.[3][4]

The alliance between Marcos and the younger Duterte began to deteriorate. In May 2023, Duterte left the Lakas–CMD party of Marcos' cousin and then House Speaker Martin Romualdez.[5] Duterte resigned from her position as secretary of the Department of Education and vice chairperson of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict in June 2024.[4][6] In November 2024, Duterte threatened Marcos stating she has hired an assassin to kill the president in the event that she were to be killed.[7] The Marcos administration allowed the arrest of Rodrigo Duterte to face charges in the International Criminal Court (ICC).[3]

Impeachment efforts

Duterte was impeached on February 5, 2025 by the House of Representatives. However, the Supreme Court released a ruling in July 2025 which halted the trial which prevented Duterte's removal from office.[5]

In February 2026, Duterte is facing new impeachment complaints after the one-year ban provision lapsed.[5]

Duterte has been facing allegations for misuse of her confidential funds (CF), non-declaration of all her assets, abuse of power, bribery of officials, and for her threats against the lives of President Marcos, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and former Speaker Romualdez.[5]

A guilty verdict by the Senate acting as an impeachment court will disqualify Sara Duterte from running for office. Marcos himself is ineligible for re-election as the president is constitutionally limited to serve a single six-year term.[8]

Duterte was impeached again by the House on May 11, 2026, under the charges of misusing public funds and threatening to kill President Marcos.[9]

Pre-campaign

Announcement

I offer my life, my strength and my future in the service of our nation. Fellow countrymen, let us restore courage and concern for God, for the nation and for each Filipino family. I am Sara Duterte, running for president of the Philippines, Shukran.[a]

— Sara Duterte, Sara Duterte's closing remarks of her speech announcing her presidential run In a press conference on February 18, 2026.[10]

Duterte announcing her candidacy on February 18, 2026.

Duterte officially announced her candidacy for president in a press conference at the headquarters of the Office of the Vice President in Mandaluyong on February 18, 2026.[11] Duterte then apologized for her support of Marcos in 2022.[12]

Potential vice presidential candidate

Two days after the announcement, PDP Spokesman Raul Lambino saw potential on Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong as her running mate. But Magalong rejected it and ruled out a 2028 run.[13][14]

Senator Robin Padilla has proposed his colleague and elder sister of current president, Imee Marcos to be Duterte's vice presidential candidate for 2028. Imee Marcos in response stated that Duterte has always been her "running mate".[15][16] On February 21, 2026, Duterte said in an interview with SMNI program Vox Populi that she already chose her running mate last year but won't reveal their name yet.[17] On March 14, 2026, Duterte said that the person she recruited as her running mate hasn't made a final decision that they want to run for Vice President.[18] On May 4, 2026, Marcos ruled out any speculation of her being the running mate and wishes to complete her last term as senator.[19]

Senate slate

Duterte revealed that former COA and COMELEC commissioner Rowena Guanzon and 3 others have expressed their interests in joining Duterte's senatorial slate.[20][21] On April 9, 2026, Duterte stated that is still no official senate slate as the current political climate has made it difficult to publicly align with potential allies.[22]

Endorsements

Sara Duterte
Former Philippine presidents
Former Cabinet officials
Current Philippine senators
Current and former members of the Philippine House of Representatives
Current and former local officials
Public personalities
Organizations
Political parties

Notes

  1. ^ Original Tagalog quote: I offer my life, my strength, and my future in the service of the nation. Mga kababayan, ibalik natin ang tapang at malasakit para sa diyos, sa bayan at para sa bawat pamilyang Pilipino. Ako si Sara Duterte, tatakbong bilang pangulo ng Pilipinas, Shukran.

References

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  2. ^ Venzon, Cliff Harvey (February 18, 2026). "Philippine VP Duterte Declares Plan to Run for President in 2028". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Guinto, Joel (February 18, 2026). "Sara Duterte: Philippine vice-president to run for president in 2028". BBC. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  4. ^ a b Peralta-Malonzo, Third Anne; Flores, Claudine (February 18, 2026). "Duterte declares 2028 bid, shatters 'UniTeam' alliance". SunStar Publishing Inc. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
  5. ^ a b c d Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (February 20, 2026). "Sara Duterte told: Palace bid no defense vs impeachment". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
  6. ^ Mendoza, John Eric (February 19, 2026). "Sara Duterte declares 2028 bid amid new impeach raps". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
  7. ^ Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (February 18, 2026). "Solon: Sara Duterte's threat vs Marcos 'always an impeachable offense'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
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  9. ^ Chi, Cristina (May 11, 2026). "Landslide House vote impeaches Sara Duterte for the second time". Philstar.com. Philippine Star. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
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