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Vice President-elect Sara Zimmerman Duterte shows a gesture of respect to her father, President Rodrigo Duterte during her inauguration as the 15th Vice President of the Philippines at San Pedro Square, Poblacion District in Davao City on June 19, 2022.  Richard Madelo, Presidential Photo/File

Vice President-elect Sara Zimmerman Duterte shows a gesture of respect to her father, President Rodrigo Duterte during her inauguration as the 15th Vice President of the Philippines at San Pedro Square, Poblacion District in Davao City on June 19, 2022.  Richard Madelo, Presidential Photo

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Katrina Domingo

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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172508679561120220619-duterte-vp-sara-inaugration-MNIB-22.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Vice President-elect Sara Zimmerman Duterte shows a gesture of respect to her father, President Rodrigo Duterte during her inauguration as the 15th Vice President of the Philippines at San Pedro Square, Poblacion District in Davao City on June 19, 2022.  Richard Madelo, Presidential Photo/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Vice President-elect Sara Zimmerman Duterte shows a gesture of respect to her father, President Rodrigo Duterte during her inauguration as the 15th Vice President of the Philippines at San Pedro Square, Poblacion District in Davao City on June 19, 2022.  <em>Richard Madelo, Presidential Photo/File</em></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MANILA — Former President Rodrigo Duterte has been advised to run for vice president in 2028, possibly forming a tandem with his daughter Sara Duterte, former presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo said on Saturday.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Panelo, who still talks to the former president regularly, said he is among those who are pushing for a Duterte-Duterte tandem in 2028.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Mr. President, ang advice ko sa iyo tumakbo ka munang mayor. Kailangan mo ang Davao… Tumakbo kang mayor, then sa 2028 tumakbo kang vice president ng anak mo,&quot; Panelo said in a press conference in Quezon City.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Pag Duterte-Duterte, sigurado &#x27;yan, babalik sa inyo lahat ng bumaliktad sa inyo kasi napakalakas ninyo,&quot; he said.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/25/three-dutertes-to-run-for-senate-vp-sara-duterte-says-1504"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/25/three-dutertes-to-run-for-senate-vp-sara-duterte-says-1504">READ: Three Dutertes to run for Senate, VP Sara Duterte says</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/1/-wag-kayong-kumagat-duterte-denies-plans-for-senate-run-alongside-2-sons-1155"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/1/-wag-kayong-kumagat-duterte-denies-plans-for-senate-run-alongside-2-sons-1155">READ: Duterte denies plans for Senate run alongside 2 sons</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Panelo said Duterte did not give a direct response to his suggestion.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Sabi niya (Duterte), &#x27;Sige. Ituloy mo &#x27;yang advocacy mo na Duterte-Duterte. Tingnan natin,&#x27;&quot; Panelo said.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Open lang siya sa lahat. Hindi mo siya mako-corner. He will never tell you,&quot; he said. &quot;Magre-respond lang siya pag may clamor.&quot;</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Duterte ended his presidential term in 2022, and was succeeded by Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the running mate of his daughter Sara Duterte.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Duterte family began criticizing the Marcos Jr. administration early this year after talk of the government possibly allowing International Criminal Court investigators to enter the Philippines to look into the past administration&#x27;s drug war that killed thousands.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In June, Vice President Duterte resigned as Marcos Jr.&#x27;s Education Secretary without specifying a reason.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/19/sara-duterte-resigns-from-marcos-cabinet-palace-1450"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/19/sara-duterte-resigns-from-marcos-cabinet-palace-1450">READ: Sara Duterte resigns from Marcos Cabinet</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Philippines should consider having a revolutionary government with a Duterte at the helm, Panelo said.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Kailangan natin ng isang Duterte. Hindi lang 6 na taon -- kahit 15 taon ibigay mo sa kaniya,&quot; the former spokesperson said.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Kung hindi mo bibigyan ito ng kapangyarihan, wala, slanted ang growth natin kasi ang mga Pilipino pasaway tayo,&quot; he said.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">So far, the former chief executive seems to be &quot;open to any possibility,&quot; he said.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/21/vp-sara-can-be-representation-of-genuine-opposition-alvarez-1614"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/21/vp-sara-can-be-representation-of-genuine-opposition-alvarez-1614">READ: VP Sara &#x27;can be representation of genuine opposition&#x27;</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></span></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-iu6bhkyGbE?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sEeGkh0RyKQ?&amp;t=10s&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Former President Rodrigo Duterte has been advised to run for vice president in 2028, possibly forming a tandem with his daughter Sara Duterte, former presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo said on Saturday.</p>

Former President Rodrigo Duterte has been advised to run for vice president in 2028, possibly forming a tandem with his daughter Sara Duterte, former presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo said on Saturday.

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Duterte-Duterte? Rodrigo Duterte urged to run as Sara's VP in 2028 elections

Katrina Domingo,

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Published August 31, 2024 03:06 PM PHT

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