2028 Philippine presidential election

In the 2022 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections, the UniTeam ticket of former Senator Bongbong Marcos of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) and Davao City mayor Sara Duterte of Lakas won, running on a platform that promised broad continuity of incumbent president Rodrigo Duterte's programs and policies.^[1] The two became the first presidential ticket to win since 2004 and the first president and vice president to be elected by a majority since the establishment of the Fifth Republic in 1987, defeating the Liberal-led opposition ticket of incumbent vice president Leni Robredo and senator Kiko Pangilinan alongside several other candidates.^[2] Being the only candidate of the opposition Team Robredo–Pangilinan alliance to be re-elected in the 2022 Senate election,^[a] senator Risa Hontiveros of Akbayan emerged as the de facto leader of the opposition against Marcos and Duterte.^[3][4]

During the Marcos presidency, relations between Marcos and Duterte worsened. Duterte left Lakas in May 2023 and later resigned from his cabinet in June 2024.^[5] On February 5, 2025, the vice president was impeached in the House of Representatives, following Duterte's controversial use of confidential and intelligence funds and her assassination threat against Marcos and his family.^[6][7] She became the first sitting vice president, and the fourth official in Philippine history, to be impeached.^[8] If Duterte had been convicted, she would have been removed from office and be barred from holding any government position, including the presidency.^[9]

For the 2025 midterm Senate election, Marcos formed the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas (Alyansa) electoral alliance,^[10] while former president Duterte formed a separate slate of candidates under the DuterTen in support of the vice president.^[11] The traditional opposition led by Hontiveros fielded two candidates under the KiBam ticket.^[12] During the campaign period, former president Duterte was arrested on charges related to the Philippine drug war. In response, the president's sister, Imee Marcos, withdrew from Alyansa.^[13] Six Alyansa candidates won seats, while three DuterTen candidates were elected.^[14][15] Two winning candidates, Imee and Camille Villar (an Alyansa candidate), were guest candidates on the DuterTen slate.^[16] Meanwhile, both candidates from the KiBam ticket secured victories, marking a significant gain for the opposition.^[17][18] Duterte ally and incumbent senator Bong Go emerged as the top-ranking candidate in the Senate race.^[19]

Following the election, the Senate minority sought to formally convene the Senate as an impeachment court on June 9; the court was officially convened the following day, June 10. Senators allied with Duterte attempted to dismiss the impeachment complaint, but the Senate ultimately voted to return the articles of impeachment to the House.^[20] On July 25, Duterte's impeachment was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court on the basis that the fourth impeachment case violated the one-year ban on the filing of multiple impeachment cases but maintained that it was not absolving the vice president.^[21] While the House filed a motion for reconsideration, on August 6, the Senate voted to archive the articles of impeachment, with only senators Bam Aquino, Hontiveros, Pangilinan, and Tito Sotto voting against.^[22]

A flood control projects scandal emerged shortly after the election, with allegations of corruption around ghost projects, substandard construction, and irregularities in the bidding process of projects around the country.^[23] In response, a series of anti-corruption protests began in September 2025.^[24][25]

Presidential elections in the Philippines are held every six years, after 1992, on the second Monday of May. Elections to the presidency and vice presidency use the first-past-the-post voting to determine the winner, with the candidate with the highest number of votes, whether or not one has a majority, winning the contested position.^[26] The elections are held in parallel and voters may split their ticket. If two or more candidates are tied for either position, Congress shall vote from among them which shall be president or vice president, as the case may be.

Both winners will serve six-year terms commencing at noon on June 30, 2028, and ending on the same day, six years later.^[26]

The Constitution of the Philippines limits the occupancy of the presidency and vice presidency to natural-born citizens aged 40 on the day of the election who are registered to vote, who have been a resident of the Philippines for at least ten years immediately preceding such election, and are able to read and write.^[27] Incumbent presidents who have served a complete a six-year term are term-limited while their vice president may seek reelection for a second consecutive term.^[27]

• May 11: Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte of the UniTeam alliance are projected to win the 2022 presidential and vice presidential election.^[28]
• May 24: Congress begins its canvassing of the election results.^[29]
• May 25: Congress finishes the canvassing, declaring Marcos and Duterte as the winners of the presidential and vice presidential election.^[30]
• June 19: Duterte is inaugurated in Davao City.
• June 30: Marcos is inaugurated in Manila as the 17th president of the Philippines and takes office along with Duterte as the 15th vice president of the Philippines.

• May 20: Senator Francis Escudero replaces senator Juan Miguel Zubiri as Senate President.^[31]
• June 19: Duterte resigns as the Secretary of Education.^[32]
• December 2: The first impeachment complaint is filed against Duterte in relation to her assassination threat against Marcos and his family, and alleged extrajudicial killings during her tenure as Davao City mayor.^[33]
• December 4: Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Makabayan) files the second impeachment complaint against Duterte over allegations of corruption due to her controversial use of confidential funds.^[34]
• December 19: A third impeachment complaint is filed against Duterte in relation to her confidential funds controversy.^[35]

• February 5: Duterte is impeached by the House of Representatives, becoming the first vice president, and the fourth official, to be impeached in Philippine history.^[36]
• March 11: Former president Duterte is arrested by the International Criminal Court.^[37]
• May 12: Midterm elections are held. In the Senate, six Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas candidates win seats, against the DuterTen's three and the KiBam ticket's two. In the House, Marcos-aligned Lakas–CMD remained the dominant party, while Akbayan emerged as the top party in the party-list election.
• June 9: Senators Koko Pimentel and Risa Hontiveros fail to start the impeachment court in the Senate.^[38]
• June 10: Senate remands the articles of impeachment back to the house.^[39]
• June 11: The House certifies the impeachment complaint.^[40]
• July 25: The Supreme Court declares the articles of impeachment "unconstitutional".^[41]
• September 4: Protests against corruption begin in response to the flood control projects scandal.
• September 9: Senator Tito Sotto ousts Escudero as Senate President.^[42]
• September 17: Romualdez resigns as speaker and Bojie Dy replaces him.^[43]
• September 21: Major anti-corruption protests in Metro Manila.^[44]

• February 2: Two new impeachment complaints against Duterte are filed in relation to her confidential funds controversy; Makabayan files the first complaint while Tindig Pilipinas, Akbayan and Mamamayang Liberal file the second.^[45]
• February 17: Hontiveros states that there is a consensus that the liberal opposition will choose a common candidate by the end of 2026.^[46]
• February 18:
  • Sara Duterte announces her bid for the presidency.^[47]
  • A fourth impeachment complaint was filed against Duterte.^[48]
• February 21: President Marcos meets with former vice president Leni Robredo in Naga, Camarines Sur.^[49]
• February 22: Duterte declares that she already recruited her running mate last year but chose to not reveal their name yet.^[50]
• March 18: Manila Mayor Isko Moreno rules out of 2028 for any national position and to stay as mayor in the nation's capital.^[51]
• April 12: Sebastian Duterte and other Duterte supporters, allies, and factions unite and form the RAGE Coalition in support of Sara Duterte.^[52]
• April 21: Robredo officially rules out 2028 run for any national position and to stay as mayor in Naga.^[53]
• April 25: Hontiveros says she has been preparing and is seriously considering a bid for the presidency after Robredo rules out run in 2028.^[54]
• April 27: DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla says he is ready for the role of president but he is not sure if the people will accept him running for president.^[55]

Sara Duterte is the eldest daughter of former president Rodrigo Duterte and has served as the 15th Vice President of the Philippines since her landslide victory in the 2022 election under the UniTeam Alliance, she won alongside with Bongbong Marcos. On February 7, 2025, Duterte announced in a press conference that she is "seriously considering" running for elected office in 2028 despite her ongoing impeachment at that time, though she affirmed that she will assess her chances of being elected before making a major decision.^[56] While she did not specify any position, she later confirmed that she would be seeking the presidency in such a case, motivated by discontent over the direction of the Marcos administration.^[57] On February 18, 2026, Duterte formally announced her presidential bid at a press conference.^[58]

Sebastian Duterte is the youngest son of Rodrigo Duterte the and younger brother of Sara Duterte who has served as the Mayor of Davao City since 2022, Duterte is the third member of his family to serve as mayor. Duterte was later appointed as the party president of his father and the ruling party during his administration, the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino on April 11, 2026.^[59] On April 13, 2026, ACT Teachers Partylist representative Antonio Tinio said that the Duterte camp is setting up Duterte as their presidential candidate if Sara is impeached. This came a few days after Duterte was appointed the party president of the PDP.^[60] Duterte ally and former congressman Mike Defensor confirmed on the next day that Sebastian Duterte will run for president if Sara Duterte is impeached and disqualified.^[61][62]

The following individuals have expressed running for president but has no final decision yet.

Risa Hontiveros has served as the Senator of the Philippines since 2016. At a press conference on May 21, 2025, Hontiveros stated her openness to a possible presidential run, although she emphasized that she remained "open to all possibilities."^[63][64]She reiterated that her main priority is to unify and strengthen the opposition, and expressed confidence that a standard bearer for the liberal-progressive bloc, or a "third force," would emerge by 2028.^[65] On February 2, 2026, Hontiveros said she is willing to run for president if the liberal opposition will choose her.^[66] On February 25, 2026, Hontiveros said that she has been praying for readiness as she is seriously considering a run for the presidency and she expressed gratitude for the growing support from key leaders of the opposition.^[67]

Jonvic Remulla has served as 42nd Secretary of the Interior and Local Government since 2024, he also served as the 35th and 37th Governor of Cavite before his appointment as secretary. In an interview with ANC on December 22, 2025, Remulla said he might run for president in 2028 if it becomes a "one-on-one fight or a two-way battle." "It’s a possibility. No conclusion yet, but it is a possibility," he stated. However, Remulla noted that his wife would need to approve his presidential bid. If he decides to run, he said he wants voters to have a clear choice between different "versions of governance."^[68][69] Remulla later added that he won't run unless he gets the endorsement of president Bongbong Marcos.^[70]

The following individuals have been mentioned in media discussions in the past six months as possible presidential candidates but have not publicly expressed interest in running.

Joy Belmonte has served as the 12th Mayor of Quezon City since 2019. In early February 2026, many online supporters started pitching Belmonte to run for president as someone who could unite all sides.^[71] She was then listed by former vice president and Naga City mayor Leni Robredo that could be a good candidate to be president.^[72]

Bam Aquino has served as Senator of the Philippines since 2025, and previously served the position from 2013 to 2019. He is also the cousin of former president Benigno Aquino III. In November 2025, Talent manager Ogie Diaz raised the idea for Aquino to run for president,^[73] leaders of the IMK Leni movement, a volunteer movement for Leni Robredo's 2022 presidential campaign also called for Aquino to run for president calling him the "unifying force we need"^[74] but Aquino earlier said that he will "work first" before politics.^[75] Aquino also said that he won't run for vice president.^[76]

Mar Roxas recently served as the 37th Secretary of the Interior and Local Government and senator from 2004 to 2010, Roxas previously ran for president in 2016, vice president in 2010, and senator in 2019. He lost all elections, causing him to retire in 2019.^[77] Congressman Edgar Erice said that Roxas is being considered as a possible standard bearer of the opposition after Leni Robredo ruled out a national run, saying that Roxas has the integrity and credentials to be president and that his allies are encouraging him to reconsider a presidential bid.^[72] Erice also said that Roxas could "reset" the Philippines to a progressive path.^[78][79]

The following individuals have expressed running for vice president but has no final decision yet.

Robin Padilla has served as Senator of the Philippines since 2022 after being the topnotcher of the 2022 senate election. Padilla has stated his openness to a vice presidential bid alongside Sara Duterte, if asked by former president Duterte.^[80][81] Earlier, Padilla's wife, Mariel Rodriguez said that Padilla won't run for another elected position in 2028 due to frustration toward the slow pace of government.^[82] He has also endorsed Imee Marcos as Duterte's running mate.^[83]

Individuals below have been mentioned in media discussions as possible vice presidential candidates but have not publicly expressed interest in running.

Imee Marcos is the daughter of former president Ferdinand Marcos and the older sister of current president Bongbong Marcos and she has served as Senator of the Philippines since 2019. In June 2025, Senator Robin Padilla endorsed Vice President Sara Duterte for President and Imee Marcos for Vice President in 2028 and volunteered to become the campaign manager of the "Sara-Imee" tandem.^[83][84] In February 2026, Padilla said he is working to get support for the tandem after Duterte announced her presidential bid.^[85] Marcos herself did not confirm or deny that she would be Duterte's running mate.^[86]

Rodante Marcoleta has served the Senate of the Philippines since 2025. Hugpong Secretary-General and Former Davao del Norte Governor Anthony del Rosario identified Marcoleta as a potential running mate for Sara Duterte given his loyalty to the Dutertes and legal experience.^[87] Partido Reporma also endorsed Duterte and Marcoleta in 2026 saying Marcoleta "brings independence of judgment, clarity of principle, and legislative experience rooted in constitutional accountability."^[88] Marcoleta declined to comment if he was Sara Duterte's running mate.^[89]

The following individuals have been mentioned as potential candidates for vice president but have publicly declined to run for the position.

• Bam Aquino (KANP), incumbent senator of the Philippines
  • On February 19, 2026, when reacting to speculations of him running for vice president, he simply said "I will not run for Vice President in 2028".^[76]

The following individuals have been mentioned as potential candidates but have publicly declined to run for both position.

• Vince Dizon (Independent), incumbent secretary of public works and highways
  • Upon becoming public works and highways secretary, Dizon ruled out a run for public office in 2028 and instead planned a return to the private sector if not appointed to serve in the executive branch of the incoming administration.^[90]
• Francis Escudero (NPC), former Senate president and incumbent senator of the Philippines
  • Escudero stated that he has no plans to seek higher office in the 2028 elections.^[91]
• Isko Moreno (Aksyon), incumbent mayor of Manila
  • On May 20, 2025, Moreno vowed to stay in local politics and complete three terms as mayor.^[92]
• Leni Robredo (Liberal), former vice president of the Philippines and incumbent mayor of Naga, Camarines Sur
  • After submitting her candidacy for the mayoralty of Naga, Camarines Sur, on October 6, 2024, Robredo declined a subsequent run for higher office in 2028 and committed herself to serving three full terms in local government.^[93]
• Raffy Tulfo (Independent), incumbent senator of the Philippines
  • In a May 2024 interview with ANC, Tulfo stated that he was not planning a presidential bid for 2028 and instead preferred to focus on his Senate term, deeming such a pursuit a mere "headache".^[94][95]
• Juan Miguel Zubiri (Independent), former Senate president and incumbent Senate majority leader
  • Zubiri plans to retire from public office upon the conclusion of his Senate term after performing poorly in opinion polling for higher positions.^[96]
• Panfilo Lacson (Independent), incumbent President pro tempore of the Senate
  • Lacson has stated that he will not run in 2028 and will retire from the senate in 2031 and won't seek re-election.^[97]
• Benjamin Magalong (NPC), incumbent Mayor of Baguio
  • Magalong plans to retire and won't run for any public office in 2028, this came after he saw lawyer Raul Lambino proposing a "Duterte-Magalong 2028" tandem in which Magalong thought was a joke.^[98]
• Vice Ganda, comedian and actor
  • Vice Ganda says that she could be bashed by people who actually think she's running and said that she doesn't want to be included in political talk like that.^[99]

Social research institutions in the Philippines, including Social Weather Stations (SWS), Pulse Asia, OCTA Research, have conducted surveys for the 2028 Philippine presidential election as early as 2025. In each poll, bold indicates the leading candidate whereas italics indicate runner(s)-up within the margin of error.