Vice Pres. Sara Duterte Releases Statement amid Ongoing Election Results Tally
SARA DUTERTE – The Vice President called on the Filipinos to join in building “a powerful and principled opposition”.
Vice Pres. Duterte campaigned fervently for her senatorial bets. She endorsed the PDP-Laban candidates of her father, former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte, as well as the senatorial candidacies of Senator Imee Marcos and Manny Villar’s daughter, Las Piñas district representative Camille Villar.
Vice Pres. Sara Duterte denied campaigning for self gains nor the benefit of her father who is currently detained in The Hague, Netherlands. On the May 12 Elections, she voted at the Daniel R. Aguinaldo National High School (DRANHS) in Barangay Matina, Davao. Her father is also a registered voter assigned in the same school.
During the campaign period, the younger Duterte joined several local campaign sorties to endorse her senatorial slate. According to her, the senatorial candidates she support share a common vision of a peaceful and prosperous Philippines.
Amid their feud, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte called on the Filipinos not to vote for the candidates of Pres. Bongbong Marcos. Here are the senatorial candidates that she endorsed aside from Marcos and Villar:
- Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go
- Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa
- Congressman Rodante Marcoleta
- singer Jimmy Bondoc
- Jayvee Hinlo
- Raul Lambino
- actor Philip Salvador
- Atty. Victor Rodriguez
- Pastor Apollo Quiboloy
- Doc Marites Mata
Currently, the counting of votes for the 2025 Senatorial Race is ongoing. Based on the latest update, here are the Top 12 senatorial candidates based on the partial and unofficial results:
- Go, Christopher ‘Bong”
- Aquino, Bam
- Dela Rosa, Ronald “Bato”
- Tulfo, Erwin
- Pangilinan, Kiko
- Marcoleta, Rodante
- Lacson, Ping
- Sotto, Tito
- Cayetano, Pia
- Villar, Camille
- Lapid, Lito
- Marcos, Imee
Vice Pres. Sara Duterte issued a statement amid the ongoing counting of votes for the senatorial elections. In her statement that was posted on her Facebook page Inday Sara Duterte, the Vice President expressed her gratitude to those who supported her senatorial bets.
While she acknowledged the results of the election, she admitted that the results were not the outcome that she had hoped for. Meanwhile, the Vice President reaffirmed her unwavering commitment to the people to continue to hold the government accountable and work hard.
Vice Pres. Sara Duterte called on the Filipino people to help build a powerful opposition. Here’s the statement of the Vice President:
Previously, the Vice President admitted that they are studying the 2025 Elections for the future polls. Vice Pres. Sara Duterte claimed she has yet to decide on running for president in the 2028 Elections.