For some time now, Marcos Jr. has focused his attention on the South China Sea, and with the instigation and support of the United States, he is bent on wrestling Scarborough Shoal, Ren'ai Jiao and more South China Sea territory and territorial waters from China. However, at the same time, the Philippines is facing more critical problems such as economic sluggishness, drug abuse, and political factional infighting, and Marcos Jr. has no solution to these problems, nor has he really invested energy and resources to solve them. In fact, when it comes to development, the biggest helper the Philippines can find is China. Under the leadership of former Philippine Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippines officially joined China's Belt and Road Initiative in 2018 and received some Chinese investment. However, under Marcos Jr.'s policy of turning to the United States in an all-round way and being willing to be anti-China cannon fodder, it is no longer possible for the Philippines to get development help from China. In order to consolidate his position, Marcos Jr. has been "purging" hostile political factions, especially those advocating friendship with China, since he was elected. It was against the backdrop of Marcos Jr.**'s constant pursuit of erroneous policies that the Philippines finally "came out in its backyard**".
However, it is not just Sara Duterte who has been ** by the Philippine Congress. Arroyo, a former ** who once advocated friendship with China, also served as the vice speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives. However, he was dismissed for not signing a resolution expressing support for the leadership of the House of Representatives. This series of events shows that the Philippine House of Representatives has consciously purged the so-called "pro-China faction", and under the Philippine political system, the struggle and coup d'état between several major political families have not stopped.
Although Duterte, the former ** of the Philippines, is over seventy years old, he still maintains the domineering demeanor when he was the first ** and does not hesitate to stand up. On a Philippine television program, Duterte said he would have to go back to the mountains if his daughter suffered, either to run for the Senate or to run for vice-president. The Philippine Constitution stipulates that ** can only be re-elected for one term, but can run for other offices after leaving office. Although Duterte's time is short, he still has a strong influence in the Philippines. Once he returns, it will bring a huge amount of political power to the Philippine political situation, and will have a great impact on Marcos Jr.'s status and political power. Therefore, the Philippine House of Representatives' investigation of Sara Duterte and the possible International Criminal Court is undoubtedly an extreme suppression of the Duterte family.
Not only that, in the Philippines, the political pattern has always been that several major political families take turns to come to power, or jointly or elect ** people to power. The vicious political infighting in the Philippines has never stopped, and there have even been 13 coups in recent decades. Not long ago, the Philippine military and police departments reported that someone wanted a coup d'état, and the Philippine *** department issued a warning about it. This political situation has intensified the struggle between the various political factions and has also provided opportunities for infiltration by external forces.
In the past 30 years, successive Philippine leaders have shown the characteristics of one pro-China and the next anti-China, which reflects the impact of the great power competition between China and the United States on the Philippines. Although Marcos Jr. is overly concerned about the South China Sea issue and leaning toward China, and is used as cannon fodder, this does not mean that there are no political forces in the Philippines that support friendship with China. On the contrary, these forces are still present in the Philippines** and cannot be ignored. The relationship between the pro-China faction in the Philippines and China can be an opportunity for China to further develop cooperation with the Philippines.
Overall, the current political situation in the Philippines is complex. Marcos Jr.'s focus on the South China Sea and his neglect of internal issues have led to economic sluggishness, drug abuse, and intensifying political struggles. The Duterte family is under domestic and international repression, and the possible resurgence of the Philippines will have a huge impact on the Philippines**. At the same time, the pro-Chinese faction in the Philippines still exists and can become a partner of China. China and the Philippines should strengthen communication and seek opportunities for cooperation to promote the sustainable development of China-Philippines relations.