This Week in Asia - Politics

What’s behind the apparent feud between the Marcos, Duterte clans in the Philippines?

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The political marriage of the two most powerful families in the Philippines appears to be on the rocks. The long-rumoured feud appears to have burst into the open with recent barbs traded between the country’s President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr and his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte – the father of current Vice-President Sarah Duterte-Carpio. But the fallout in the event of a political splintering holds consequential implications beyond local politics.

February 24, 2024