Hontiveros: I’m not yet considering running for president in 2028

Hontiveros: I’m not yet considering running for president in 2028

MANILA, Philippines— Running for president in 2028 is not yet part of her plan, according to Senator Risa  Hontiveros.

What she is certain for now is that the opposition would  field its own senatorial bets  in the 2025 midterm elections and probably a full slate  in 2028.

Hontiveros made this declaration on Tuesday when  categorically asked  over ANC’s “Headtstart” if  she is considering running for president in 2028.

“I am not considering running yet but what I’m 100 percent  considering is that the opposition will run candidates for president, vice president and across the line,” she said.

“Yun yung tinatarabaho ko  (That’s what I’m working on) the last two years and we will continue to work on  it until  next year sa midterms and  the next four years until 2028,” the senator added.

By 2027,  Hontiveros  expressed hopes they  could be  in a  “position  of strength” to  field their own  candidates  whether under an opposition coalition, an independent group or  a  different name.

“But we will be something different and something better para sa ating mga kababayan. Yun yung maa-assure ko sayo 100 percent,”  she added.

(But we will be something different and something better  for our countrymen. That’s what I can assure you 100 percent)

In the meantime, the senator said they will announce this year their  senatorial bets for next year’s elections.

An  “important announcement” for the 2028 presidential  polls will be made in 2027,  according to Hontiveros.