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Replacing Bongbong as president? Sara says idea is 'unpleasant'
Vice presidential aspirant Sara Duterte stated that there have been no discussions with presidential bet Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. about potential disqualification charges against him.
Duterte found the idea of her possibly replacing Marcos premature and unpleasant, emphasizing that neither candidate has won the election yet.
She expressed that she is not considering any scenarios of Marcos being disqualified, either before or after the elections.
Duterte asserted that the disqualification cases filed against Marcos lack any basis and are orchestrated by anti-Marcos forces.
She believes these forces aim to sow divisiveness, undermine freedom, and make a mockery of the law in their desperation to regain control of the country.
The Commission on Elections' First Division has not yet released its decision on the consolidated petitions seeking Marcos' disqualification.
Meanwhile, a retired Comelec Commissioner suggested that a senator might be influencing the delay in the decision's release.
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