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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.

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[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 20 points 5 hours ago

This is a really big deal because when they were elected in 2022, the Marcos and Duterte families had combined their respective power bases into a juggernaut of Filipino politics. But each family developed their power base in a different part of the country, Marcos secured the capital and the northern islands while Duterte rules Mindinao, the largest island, and the other islands in the south.

Then something happened and the families learned to not like each other.

This is a big problem as each has extensive government alliances to the families and each family runs their area like strongmen dictators. It won't be a civil war, but they are prepared to be very uncivil.

[–] Rottcodd@lemmy.world 24 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

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.

[–] scytale@lemm.ee 21 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

It’s a Duterte vs a Marcos. It’s pot and kettle.

[–] andrewrgross@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 hours ago

I don't love it. Like.... Yikes.

But it's not my country so whatchgonnado, you know?

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Would you say the same things if it was the far right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSdLNJW0ct4

[–] Rottcodd@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Why would you think ideology is even relevant?

Much though the world would be instantly improved if that vile, racist piece of shit Pauline Hanson was dead, she's under no real threat of being murdered by her political opponents - that's just not the way that Australians do things.

And she knows that.

[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 10 points 6 hours ago

Shitty wife of dictator threatens to kill son of dictator.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I'm waiting for this headline to inevitably be Trump and Vance.

[–] PorkTaco@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

The Repugs are way too united at this point. MAGA cultists would string Vance up in a heartbeat if he were stupid enough to fall out of line.

[–] rammer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 37 minutes ago

Like they didn't Mike Pence?

[–] osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org 5 points 5 hours ago

Don't threaten me with a good time