Sara running for public office ‘in the next elections’

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday announced her intention to run for office in “the next elections.”

While the Office of the Vice President has yet to answer media queries regarding what she meant, she referred to the fact that her brothers, Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte and Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte, are no longer running for office in 2025.

“I heard my brothers, Mayor Baste and my older brother, Congressman Pulong, say they are not running anymore. Maybe they won’t run in the next elections,” she said during a speech in Davao City last Monday.

“So I am here because I am campaigning. I’m campaigning for you because I’m running in the next elections,” she added.

Duterte’s term as Vice President ends in 2028. The 2025 midterm elections will only be for members of Congress and local government officials.

President Marcos, asked for comment, said he had not discussed the matter with Duterte.

“I think she’s also testing the waters” about the reaction to her statement, he told GMA News.