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Sara Duterte declares 2028 presidential bid
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Vice President Sara Duterte announced on February 18, 2026, that she will run for president in the 2028 elections, amid corruption allegations and new impeachment proceedings against her. She highlighted President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s failure to fulfill campaign promises, while the united opposition outlined its own timeline for selecting a candidate.
The Philippine National Police reported yesterday there is no credible or imminent destabilization attempt through a military-backed people power movement against President Marcos. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said they found no basis for public alarm over supposed ouster plots.
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Malacañang said President Marcos does not feel alluded to by former House Speaker Martin Romualdez's criticism of corruption in the administration. It maintained that Marcos himself ordered the probe into questionable flood control projects. The Sandiganbayan also issued a hold departure order against Romualdez.
Malacañang is leaving it to President Marcos' legal team to decide whether he will attend the House of Representatives' justice committee hearings on the impeachment complaint against him. The deliberations are set to begin on Feb. 2, and the president may be invited if the complaints are deemed sufficient in form and substance. Officials emphasized that attendance is the president's prerogative.
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Unlike complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte, the impeachment complaint against President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. was sent to the House speaker's office just two days after filing. House Secretary General Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil confirmed this on January 21. The swift transmission raises questions about whether it benefits the president against future complaints.