China-Philippine ties face reckoning after Marcos fails to thwart Duterte camp
With rival poised to survive impeachment following midterm election, Philippine leader might be forced to recalibrate China policy
With 12 Senate seats up for grabs in the midterms on Monday, preliminary results on Wednesday evening showed that candidates aligned with Marcos were on track to secure six seats, falling below expectations.
Duterte’s allies were poised to claim five – an outcome that could shield her from a conviction and preserve her eligibility to run in the 2028 presidential race.
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Qi Huaigao, a professor and vice-dean at Fudan University’s Institute of International Studies, said Marcos had failed to eliminate the Duterte political dynasty’s grip on power, and the vice-president was likely to receive enough backing to avoid impeachment.