Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to the media at the Office of The Vice President in Mandaluyong City on December 11, 2024. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

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<div><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/1736929118385173632567907420241211-vpsd-presscon-MT-19.webp" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to the media at the Office of The Vice President in Mandaluyong City on December 11, 2024. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — A Palace official on Wednesday said Vice President Sara Duterte&#x27;s remark about &quot;seriously considering&quot; a 2028 presidential bid was &quot;too premature&quot; but added that it was her privilege to make such declarations.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/8/41-percent-of-pinoys-back-ouster-of-vp-sara-duterte-sws-1827">41 percent of Pinoys back ouster of VP Sara Duterte: SWS</a></div><p>&quot;She’s welcome. I think it’s too premature but it’s her privilege,&quot; Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said.</p><p>Duterte earlier this week reportedly said she was now mulling to run for president in 2028 following her and her family&#x27;s falling out with the Marcoses and their allies.</p><p>The Vice President now faces 3 impeachment complaints before the House of Representatives.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/12/8/wrap-the-impeachment-bids-vs-vp-sara-duterte-so-far-2037">WRAP: The impeachment bids vs VP Sara Duterte so far</a></div><p>The complaints seek to hold her accountable over alleged misuse of confidential funds. Duterte had denied this allegation.</p><p>On Tuesday, House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party List Representative France Castro said she hopes Duterte loses if she decides to run for the presidency. </p><div><strong>—With a report from Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></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/6upRVvR1Lis?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>A Palace official on Wednesday said Vice President Sara Duterte's remark about "seriously considering" a 2028 presidential bid was "too premature."</p>

A Palace official on Wednesday said Vice President Sara Duterte's remark about "seriously considering" a 2028 presidential bid was "too premature."

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Palace official on Sara Duterte's 2028 remark: 'Too premature but it’s her privilege'

Palace official on Sara Duterte's 2028 remark: 'Too premature but it’s her privilege'

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

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