Former president Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said that other individuals should be given the chance to lead the country.
“Tama na yung isang presidente sa isang pamilya,” Duterte said during the Partido Demokratiko Pilipinas-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) national assembly in Davao City.
(One president in the family is enough.)
Three political families have produced six of the country’s 17 presidents: Diosdado Macapagal and his daughter Gloria Macapagal Arroyo; Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and his son Ferdinand Marcos Jr.; and Corazon Aquino and her son Benigno Simeon Aquino III.
Duterte made the statement after being asked about the possible presidential candidacy of his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, in 2028.
“Give it also to others,” he said.
“Alam ko namang malakas dahil naging presidente ako… and I have yung pamilya ko. Kung sabihan mo lang na partikular na personality, example my (daughter) huwag na muna siguro. Let us give it to another,” he added.
(I know it’s strong because I became president and have my family. If you only say a specific personality, for example, my (daughter), I don’t think we should do it. Let us give it to another.)
The non-commissioned survey by Oculum Research and Analytics showed that Sara Duterte topped the list of preferred presidential candidates in the 2028 elections as of the second quarter of 2024.
However, support for her significantly dropped to 25.4% from 42% she garnered in the first quarter survey.
Earlier this week, the Vice President said that she would announce her election plans in 2026, or roughly a year before filing the certificate of candidacy for the 2028 polls. —VBL, GMA Integrated News
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