The Sword Project Duterte is the last ** of the Philippines, and Marcos is the current **, judging from the previous public information, they also represent the two big political families of the Philippines and are "political allies". In the last Philippine period, the two sides won the alliance, with Marcos as the deputy and Duterte's daughter Sarah. However, I don't know when the news of "there is a contradiction between Duterte and Marcos" began to come out, and some even said that "Duterte may overthrow Marcos".。Duterte denied this, saying that he was "just a retired" person and that "not many people are in touch with him anymore".
The implication is that in the Philippines**, what I say is no longer of much weight. Moreover, Duterte also made it clear that he did not find any major mistakes in the current **. After that, both Duterte and Marcos said they would like to have time to sit down and talk. However, before the talks began, the contradictions had become public, and the two sides directly "scolded each other".
On January 28, Duterte and Marcos held rallies in Davao and Manila, with 40,000 on Duterte's side and 400,000 on Marcos' side, according to the Observer. at the rallyIn his speech, Duterte blasted Marcos as an "addict" and "is still taking drugs", and even raised the possibility of removing him.
Marcos responded to Duterte at the rally, saying that he was "under the influence of fentanyl" and that his brain was no longer working"I wish the doctors could take better care of him". That is, Duterte called Marcos a "drug addict" and still does; Marcos, on the other hand, called Duterte's "painkillers" too much, affecting his brain circuits, and "talking gibberish."
Regardless of whether what the two people said was true or not, after all, they were all said in front of a few horses, or even hundreds of thousands of peopleThis also clearly shows that there is indeed a contradiction between Duterte and Marcos, and the two were ready to "de-escalate" before, but what must have happened in the middle is now completely public, as allies, cooperation has broken down.
According to the Constitution of the Philippines, the term of office is six years. It is very unimaginable that only a year and a half after Duterte won the election in alliance with Marcos, and Marcos took office, the contradictions between the two sides became public. One possibility is that when the alliance was formed, the two sides must have reached a tacit understanding or some kind of opinion on the future domestic and foreign affairs of the Philippines, and after Marcos took office, he should act according to the established policy.
But,When the term of office of the two sides was less than 1 3, the two sides openly "tore their faces", indicating that Marcos gradually disintegrated or overturned the "gentlemen's agreement" between the two sides, and the consequences of this, Duterte cannot tolerate.
In terms of foreign relations, the most important thing for the Philippines is, of course, how to handle its relations with China and the United States。During the Duterte era, he found a balance between China and the United States, shelving South China Sea disputes with China and increasing cooperation in other areas; Maintain an alliance with the United States, but do not participate in the United States' containment of China, do not participate in U.S.-led joint military exercises, especially in the South China Sea, and do not provoke China.
During his six years in power, the Philippine economy has achieved rapid development, and when he left office, the approval rating was still as high as 80%, which shows that the people support his foreign policy. ButAfter Marcos took office, he completely turned to the United States and introduced the United States into the South China Sea in an attempt to balance China.
In the South China Sea, Marcos** has also continued to launch provocations against China, especially at Ren'ai Jiao and Scarborough Shoal, and is in a state of "tearing his face at any time" with China. In such a state,After his retirement, Duterte also visited China as a "special envoy" to coordinate between China and the Philippines.
But after that, I don't know whether it was the United States or the Philippines had its own plans, Marcos did not stop provoking China, so that Sino-Philippine relations were once again in a state of "tension". Or is it that Duterte can't bear it anymore?
Inside the Philippines, Marcos has three actions, one isAllow International Criminal Court (ICC) personnel to enter the Philippines to investigate Duterte's lead anti-narcotics operation, the West has long wanted to intervene, saying that Lao Du killed too many people and was suspected of "** crime", but the Philippines was angry and withdrew from the ICC. Now, Marcos has not only claimed that he will return, but also let ICC personnel enter the country, which is aimed at Duterte.
The second is when inspecting the First Ranger Regiment of the Philippine ArmyIt "recognizes the important role played by the force in pacifying internal security threats"., which is the word within the word; The third isAmnesty was granted to a number of local armed men who had been arrested. During Duterte's administration, these chaotic armed forces had "dealings" with him.
It's clear,Marcos's actions may be in the direction of "liquidating Duterte".。Now that the contradictions between the two sides are made public, Marcos's actions may be more direct. But Duterte is also "angry", and we might as well wait and see how he will respond.