In a shocking turn of events this monday‚ Philippine politics hit an all-time low when President Ferdinand Marcos Jr responded to death-threats from his second-in-command
The drama started when Vice President Sara Duterte made an un-expected announcement during a web-based press-meet last weekend: she claimed to have hired someone to eliminate the president his spouse and the house speaker (in case anything happens to her)
I have arranged for an assassin – and this isnt a joke
The head-of-state quickly labeled these statements as a criminal scheme — showing clear signs of a growing rift between Philippines top-ranked officials. The un-precedented conflict between countrys highest offices puts government stability in question
This public fall-out marks a break-down in relations between Marcos Jr and Duterte who were once political allies. Their current dispute raises eye-brows among local political watch-dogs who note that such open hostility between president and vice-president has no historical precedent in modern Filipino politics