MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is unfazed by the plan of former president Rodrigo Duterte and his two sons — Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte and Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte — to run for senator in 2025, saying “it’s still early.” Speaking to reporters at the National Employment Summit at the Manila Hotel on Thursday, the President said it was the right of the former president and his two sons to “do whatever they want.” “It’s a free country. They’re allowed to do whatever they want. I really have no reaction to it besides, it’s still early,” Marcos said during a chance interview.
Speaking in English and Filipino, Marcos said a lot can happen between now and 2028. “And the only real situation will become clear in October during the filing,” he said.
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