Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte has declared her candidacy for president in the 2028 elections, amid bitter power struggle with current President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
She is facing multiple impeachment complaints in the House of Representatives for alleged corruption and making a death threat against President Marcos.
While the presidential vote is two years away, contenders in the Philippines’ largely personality-based elections are known to prepare for years in advance.
Marcos is ineligible for re-election and his allies have yet to field a challenger to Duterte – who is also the daughter of his predecessor, former president Rodrigo Duterte.
The feud between the duo escalated spectacularly in March 2025, when Marcos allowed the International Criminal Court to arrest Sara’s father.
Marcos and Duterte ran under the same ticket in the 2022 election, which they won by a landslide. But the alliance soon unravelled as they pursued separate political interests.
The elder Duterte is now detained at The Hague, awaiting trial for crimes against humanity over his violent war on drugs.
