VP Sara Duterte claims 2028 presidential frontrunner status, accuses admin of targeting her

Vice President Sara Duterte has declared herself the frontrunner for the 2028 presidential elections, although she has recently refrained from commenting on survey results for the upcoming polls.

She previously accused the current administration of attempting to eliminate her and her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, believing President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. intends to remain in power.

Duterte believes the impeachment case against her and the ICC arrest warrant for her father are tactics to weaken her political standing.

She stated that surveys indicate her popularity is a threat to the administration, leading them to target her family to diminish her influence.

Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Atty. Claire Castro dismissed Duterte's claims as a diversionary tactic by the Vice President.

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