MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – ‘Tis the season for resignations from Philippine political parties!

Vice President Sara Duterte has resigned as a member of Lakas-CMD, the political party under which she ran in 2022. She has issued a statement on her resignation, saying that the Filipino people’s trust in her to lead the country cannot be poisoned by “political toxicity” or undermined by “execrable political powerplay.”

Just minutes after Dueterte’s announcement, Atty. Leni Robredo who lost big to Bongbong Marcos for the presidential race that same year, said she was resigning from being Independent. (Robredo ran as an independent in the 2022 elections).

Sources close to Robredo told The Adobo Chronicles that she is now in negotiations with Lakas-CMD to be the party’s candidate for the 2028 presidential elections, in what is expected to be a two-way race between two women (the other, of course, being Duterte).

Politics is more fun in the Philippines!