The alliance between Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte disintegrated when they accused each other of using drugs. This rift could threaten Marcos's reform agenda and risk fueling instability. The bitter exchange marked the latest episode in an escalating dispute between China and the Philippines, with President Marcos taking a more assertive stance against Beijing's coercive actions in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. Additionally, there are calls for President Marcos to cooperate with the International Criminal Court investigation of Duterte's 'drug war' summary executions.
Philippines President Marcos should do something constructive with his "open warfare" with former president Duterte: cooperate with the International Criminal Court investigation of Duterte's "drug war" summary executions. https://t.co/gwCQmBUYGW
"The bitter exchange marked the latest episode in an escalating dispute bt #China & the Philippines, which has taken a more assertive stance under President Marcos against Beijing’s coercive actions in the disputed waters of the South China Sea" https://t.co/u04Os3Xv0N
The alliance between Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte disintegrated when they accused each other of using drugs — a rift that could threaten Marcos's reform agenda and risk fueling instability. https://t.co/aM6rcfFVtn
The alliance between Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte disintegrated this week when they accused each other of using drugs - a rift that could threaten Marcos's reform agenda and risk fueling instability https://t.co/CeK4k4N2cZ
⚠️ ANALYSIS-'OPEN WARFARE': PHILIPPINES' MARCOS-DUTERTE ALLIANCE CRUMBLES (Reuters) The alliance between Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte disintegrated this week when they accused each other of using drugs - a rift that could threaten… https://t.co/8pp4Fr0YSP