Leni Robredo's decision not to run for the 2028 presidential election has intensified the search within the opposition for a unifying candidate. This development shifts focus as the opposition looks for a replacement for Robredo, who was previously seen as the strongest rival to the current administration.

Former Philippine vice-president Leni Robredo’s refusal to seek national office in 2028 has intensified the search for someone to unite the country’s fractured opposition against an early presidential bid by Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio. Robredo, President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr’s strongest rival in the 2022 election and long seen as the opposition’s most recognisable figure, said she would not run for any state position when Marcos’ six-year term ends. Her decision shifts attention to a...