Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin referred the “active threat” against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to his elite presidential guards on Saturday “for immediate proper action.”

Summary

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte publicly threatened to have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., his wife, and the House Speaker assassinated if she were killed, escalating tensions between the two leaders.

Duterte accused Marcos and his allies of corruption, incompetence, and persecuting her staff, sparking the tirade.

The Presidential Security Command deemed the threat a national security issue and boosted Marcos’ protection.

This marks a severe fallout in their alliance after their 2022 election victory, amid broader political divisions and Duterte’s growing criticism of the administration.

  • Rottcodd@lemmy.worldEnglish
    331·
    16 hours ago

    Isn’t accusing Marcos of corruption sort of like accusing the Pope of being Catholic?

    I mean - he’s a Marcos. Corruption is all he knows.

    And really, specifically what she did was threatened to have those people killed if they had her killed.

    That seems to me to be a reasonable precaution, all things considered.