Sara, Tulfo, Leni top choices for president

by KRISTINA MARALIT ManilaTimes.net

VICE PRESIDENT Sara Duterte, Sen. Rafael “Raffy” Tulfo and former vice president Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo emerged as the top three choices as possible bets in the 2028 presidential election, according to a recent survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS).

The poll, commissioned by Arnel Ty and conducted last April 15 to 18, described the three personalities as the “best leader to succeed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in 2028.”

Duterte had a 28 percent rating, Tulfo (11 percent) and Robredo (6 percent).

Rounding up the top five are former president Rodrigo Duterte (3 percent) and boxing icon Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao (2 percent). Senators Robinhood “Robin” Padilla and Maria Imelda Josefa “Imee” Marcos, former Manila mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso, all garnered 1 percent. Even President Marcos and his son Ilocos Norte First District Rep. Ferdinand Alexander “Sandro” Marcos made the list but are constitutionally not qualified to run. A sitting president cannot seek a second term, while the younger Marcos has yet to reach the minimum required age of 40 to run for the presidency.

There are talks that Vice President Duterte aims to become