{"id":12579,"date":"2026-02-18T07:53:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T07:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12579"},"modified":"2026-02-18T07:53:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T07:53:50","slug":"philippine-vp-sara-duterte-announces-run-for-president-in-2028-politics-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12579","title":{"rendered":"Philippine VP Sara Duterte announces run for president in 2028 | Politics News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Announcement follows multiple impeachment complaints against the vice president over allegations of corruption.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span 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Duterte, who is currently on trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt took me 47 years to understand that my life was never meant to be only mine,\u201d Sara Duterte said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cFor a long time, I questioned the weight of responsibility to my family, to my country, to everyone who called on me,\u201d Duterte said in a livestreamed address.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am Sara Duterte, and I am running for president in the Philippines,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Duterte also asked her followers for their \u201cforgiveness\u201d over her previous support for incumbent President Ferdinand Marcos Jr during the last presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>The Philippines continues to struggle with rampant problems, from corruption to poverty and a cost-of-living crisis, she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI cannot kneel before each and every Filipino to beg for forgiveness. Instead, I offer my life, my strength, and my future in the service of our nation,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Despite throwing her support behind Marcos\u2019s election bid five years ago, Duterte and the president have since become bitter rivals, particularly following the launch of a corruption inquiry in 2024 into Duterte\u2019s misuse of government funds.<\/p>\n<p>Their relationship then soured further last year when Marcos signed off on the arrest of her father by the Philippine National Police and Interpol, acting on behalf of the ICC.<\/p>\n<p>Duterte\u2019s candidacy announcement comes during a difficult week for the vice president and her family. She is facing multiple impeachment complaints in the House of Representatives for alleged corruption and making a death threat against President Marcos.<\/p>\n<p>Her father is also due to receive the confirmation of charges against him in The Hague, where he is accused of committing crimes against humanity as part of his so-called \u201cwar on drugs\u201d while president of the Philippines between 2016 and 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Cleve Arguelles, political scientist and CEO of the public opinion company WR Numero Research, said her father\u2019s trial in The Hague has raised the stakes for the vice president and her family.<\/p>\n<p>Arguelles said the announcement was likely designed to \u201cfreeze panic inside\u201d her political faction \u201cbefore it prematurely unravels\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen legal risk rises, so does the temptation to defect early to save one\u2019s own skin,\u201d Arguelles said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the boat starts taking in water, some passengers look for lifeboats; others start pushing people overboard,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Announcement follows multiple impeachment complaints against the vice president over allegations of corruption. 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