Robin endorses Sara-Imee 'girl power' team for 2028 elections

Senator Robin Padilla on Wednesday floated the possibility of a “girl power” tandem in the 2028 national elections, teasing Senator Imee Marcos as a potential running mate of Vice President Sara Duterte. 

Padilla said this when asked by Senate reporters if he himself is vying for the vice presidency, pointing out that he is instead pushing Marcos to run for the post and be Duterte’s running mate. 

“Hindi po [ako], si Imee ‘yung gusto kong ano eh. Ano ako eh, Sara-Imee ako eh,” he said in an ambush interview. 

(It's not me, I want Imee to run for vice president. I'm pushing for a Sara-Imee tandem.) 

“Panahon na para maramdaman ng mga Pinoy ang girl power,” he added. 

(It's time for Filipinos to feel the girl power.) 

Padilla also said that he is all for "reconciliation," and that he will actively campaign for the Sara-Imee tandem, should there be one. 

Marcos, on the other hand, refused to directly answer when asked by Senate reporters if she is open to be Duterte’s running mate. 

“Hello, basta sunud-sunuran ako doon,” she said. 

(I just follow whatever Duterte says.)

“Well kung sabagay, talaga namang forever running mate ko naman talaga yan—takbo, gapang, luhod, patayo, paupo. Hindi ko naman siya kailanman iniwanan.”

(Well, if anything, I’m really her forever running mate when it comes to running, crawling, kneeling, standing, sitting. I never left her.) 

Earlier on Wednesday, Duterte formally announced that she will run for president in the 2028 national elections. — RSJ, GMA Integrated News