VP Sara on being a top presidential bet: ‘Napakalayo pa ng 2028’

Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday kept herself away from speculations about the 2028 national elections after figuring in a statistical tie with Senator Raffy Tulfo as top choices for president in a latest survey.

In an ambush interview, Duterte said that she would just focus on her current work as vice president and as secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd).

“Napakalayo pa kasi ng 2028 para natin pag-usapan sa ngayon. Ang ginagawa lang natin ngayon, at ang kailangan nating gawin lahat ay magtrabaho muna at mag-contribute tayong lahat sa nation-building,” she told reporters.

(2028 is still far for us to talk about that. What we are doing now, and what we should all do is to work first and contribute to nation-building.)

A Pulse Asia survey conducted from March 6 to 10 showed that Tulfo got 35 percentage points while Duterte received 34.

Respondents were asked who they would vote for president and vice president from a list of potential candidates if the 2028 presidential elections were held today.

In November 2023, Duterte said she had no desire to run for the presidency in the 2028 national elections.

Came January this year, she declared that she will run for office again but did not specify for what position.—AOL, GMA Integrated News