Philippines Senator Risa Hontiveros Says She Is ‘Open’ to 2028 Presidential Run at Harvard Talk

Philippines Senator Risa Hontiveros said she would consider a presidential bid in the country’s 2028 elections and criticized its current government for corruption at a Monday talk hosted by the Harvard Yenching Institute.  Hontiveros, who has served as a leading opposition figure in the Senate of the Philippines since she was elected in 2016, said her visit to Harvard was the culmination of a week in the U.S. that featured town hall meetings with Filipino Americans in Las Vegas and Boston. Since at least this spring, Hontiveros has positioned herself as a 2028 challenger to Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte, likely to be current President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s chosen successor.