Vice President Sara Duterte hints at a possible 2028 presidential bid, while speaking to overseas Filipino workers in Hong Kong on Sunday, March 9.
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00:00Vice President Sara Duterte hints at a possible 2028 presidential bid while speaking to overseas
00:06Filipino workers in Hong Kong on Sunday, March 9.
00:10She thanked OFWs for the support and votes she received in the 2022 elections before
00:14mentioning she might run in the 2028 election.
00:17This despite a looming impeachment trial that, if she is convicted, would perpetually disqualify
00:22her from public office.
00:24She recounted a conversation with detained preacher and senatorial candidate Apollo
00:28who told her that not running for president in 2022 was a smart move as aiming for the
00:332028 election could help challenge the Marcos family's hold on power.
00:37Sara Duterte is in Hong Kong with her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, for what
00:41is said to be a thanksgiving and campaign event for the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino.
00:46This comes amid reports that the International Criminal Court is about to issue an arrest
00:50warrant for Rodrigo Duterte as the court investigates alleged crimes against humanity committed
00:55in his violent war on drugs.