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Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo says she is not politically savvy enough for a national position, and reiterates she is not running for president in 2028.

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00:01Naga City Mayor Lenny Robredos says she is not politically savvy enough for a national position,
00:06and reiterates she is not running for president in 2028. This amid surveys showing her as the
00:12closest rival of the top contender, Vice President Sara Duterte. In a media interview in Naga,
00:18Robredos says that a potential 2028 presidential run is closed and that nothing can change her
00:22mind. She says she reached that decision after a lot of self-assessment, but says she was open
00:27to support a candidate who is competent and deserving. Robredo names other potential
00:32contenders including Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Pasig City Mayor Vico Soto, and Senators Risa
00:37Ontiveros, Kiko Pangilinan, and Bam Aquino. The former vice president said as early as April that
00:43she would no longer seek a second presidential run. She says she would rather work on her re-election
00:47as Naga Mayor in 2028.

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