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Former President Duterte says he’s not running for senator in 2025
Former President Rodrigo Duterte has denied reports that he and his two sons will run for senator in the 2025 elections, contradicting his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte.
Duterte stated that the public should not believe his daughter's announcement, humorously suggesting she was merely having fun and was "just like me."
Vice President Duterte had previously "confirmed" that her father and her brothers, Sebastian "Baste" and Paolo, would be seeking Senate seats, attributing the information to their mother.
In a press conference on June 30, the former Chief Executive clarified that he has no intention of returning to politics, stating he is "done" and "washed up."
He questioned the practicality of a father and his two sons all running for senator, asking "What will we do in the Senate?"
The potential of three Dutertes running for the Senate has reignited conversations about dynastic politics in the Philippines and Congress's inability to enact a law prohibiting political dynasties, despite its inclusion in the 1987 Constitution.
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Former President Rodrigo Duterte and his two sons, Sebastian and Paolo, are planning to run for the Senate in the 2025 elections.
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House Speaker Martin Romualdez affirmed that any qualified Filipino has the right to run for higher office, emphasizing the nation's democratic principles.
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. stated that the Philippines is a free country when asked about the reported Senate bids of former President Rodrigo Duterte and his sons.
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Vice President Sara Duterte confirmed that her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, and her brothers, Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte and Mayor Sebastian Duterte, are determined to run in the 2025 senatorial elections.
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Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero stated that Vice President Sara Duterte's announcement regarding her father and brothers' senatorial bids indicates the early start of political maneuvering for the 2025 midterm elections.
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