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.

  • Snot FlickermanEnglish
    12·
    1 month ago

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

    • PorkTaco@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      15·
      1 month ago

      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.

        • Decoy321@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          29 days ago

          There’s an important distinction. Pence was just an old school Republican who spent most of his career when they were still sane pieces of shit. They picked him because he was an actual politician to lend credibility to the crazy.

          And ultimately, the dude chose country over party. We can give the guy shit for tons of stuff, but he still made the right call at the end of it.

          Couch fucker was specifically chosen because he’s none of those things. Which is way, way worse.

      • proleEnglish
        1·
        29 days ago

        Not sure… Articles this morning about factions already arising at Mar-a-lago