Gadon dares VP Sara Duterte to resign, run for president
Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to the members of the media and answers questions during a press conference at OVP Central Office, Mandaluyong City on Friday, February 7, 2025. —File photo by Arnel Tacson | 黑料社
MANILA, Philippines — Anti-poverty czar Lorenzo “Larry” Gadon on Monday called on Vice President Sara Duterte to resign from her post instead of waiting for the result of her impeachment trial.
“I suggest that VP Sara Duterte resign and not wait for the impeachment trial to proceed. She needs to resign so that she can still run in 2028 for presidential elections,” Gadon said in a mix of English and Filipino in a statement to reporters.
“I want her to run because I want to embarrass the Dutertes that they no longer have the votes,” he added.
Gadon also claimed that a certain unverified survey — which he alleges was conducted by members of Congress — showed that Duterte had a low chance of winning the presidency in 2022. This, he said, was the reason Duterte ran as vice president.
“They just keep claiming that they’re number one and so on. But actually, no. Duterte has no votes. Their votes are not enough to send a president to Malacañang,” Gadon said, noting that former President Rodrigo Duterte was also only elected due to the Marcoses’ influence.
Article continues after this advertisementGadon also mentioned the issues hounding the current vice president, including her alleged misuse of funds of the Department of Education and the Office of the Vice President and the supposed kill plot she bared against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., his wife Liza, and cousin Speaker Martin Romualdez.
Article continues after this advertisementDuterte was impeached by the House of Representatives on Feb. 14, with 215 House members voting in favor of her removal from office.
If found guilty in a Senate impeachment trial, Duterte may be permanently barred from holding public office.
Despite this, Duterte previously said that she was not yet considering resigning from her post, even adding that she is also “seriously considering” running for the 2028 elections.
She did not specify, however, which post she was eyeing.
