Filipino Vice President threatens Marco's murder in her death

Filipino Vice President threatens Marco's murder in her death

Manila, Philippines - The Filipino Vice President Sara Duterte said on Saturday that she would have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. killed if she was killed herself. This drastic statement leads to a corresponding reaction from the Marcos office, which in the prospect of immediate and appropriate measures.

growing tensions between political families

In a dramatic turn of events that indicate an increasing gap between the two most powerful political families in the Southeast Asian nation, Duterte announced at a press conference in the early morning that she ordered a contract killer, Marcos, his wife and the spokesman for the Filipino House of Representatives, if she had something.

threaten and commands

"I spoke to one person. I said when I was killed, he should kill BBM (Marcos), first Lady Liza Araneta and the spokesman Martin Romualdez. No joke," said Duterte in her expressive speech. "I told him not to stop until they are dead and he agreed." These outrageous statements were made in response to an online commentator who was very careful to be careful because they are in an enemy area.

reaction of the Presidential Office

The Presidential Communication Office submitted an explanation and said: “In response to the clear and clear statement by the Vice President, that she has commissioned a contract killer to kill the president, if an alleged plan is successful against you, the executive secretary has referred this active threat to the presidency to the presidential security command. President must always be taken seriously, especially since this threat was publicly expressed in clear and certain words. ”

political tensions on election time

Duterte's office did not initially answer to an inquiry regarding the opinion of the Presidential Office. In her speech, she further explained: "This country sinks into chaos because we are led by a person who does not know how to be president and a liar."

duterte, the daughter of Marcos' predecessor, stepped back from the cabinet in June, but remained vice president. This signals the end of a strong political alliance that helped her and Marcos, the son of the late authoritarian leader, to win the elections in 2022 with clear majorities.

The consequences of the political feud

spokesman Romualdez, a cousin from Marcos, has shortened the Budget of the Vice Presidential Office by almost two thirds. This public argument is the youngest of several alarming references to the political conflict in the Philippines. In October, Duterte Marco's incompetence had accused and even indicated that she could imagine separating his head.

collaboration and challenges

The two families are in different questions such as foreign policy and the controversial drug war of the former President Rodrigo Duterte. In the Philippines, the Vice President is chosen separately by the President and has no official duties. Many vice presidents are involved in social development activities, while some were appointed in cabinet posts.

elections and political landscape

The nation is preparing for the intermediate elections in May, which are popular as a mood test for Marco's popularity and give it the opportunity to consolidate his power and to grow a successor before his six -year term of office ends.

In the history of political violence in the Philippines, the murder of the Senator Benigno Aquino, who was vehemently against the rule of the older Marco in 1983, when he left his plane after his return from the political exile.