Recently, the Philippines, which is not very peaceful, has encountered a big ** again. The former Duterte and the current Marcos have openly tore each other apart. After the two completely tore their faces, can Marcos's ** position still sit firmly?
OneDuterte shelled Marcos, and Marcos "retaliated".
At the rally on the 28th, Duterte not only angrily criticized Marcos, but also said that Marcos was addicted to drugsand even offered to drive it out.
However, this was denied by the Philippine anti-narcotics department.
In the face of Duterte's bombardment, Marcos also responded accordingly.
Duterte shelled Marcos).
Obviously, this incident completely exposed the contradictions between the two in front of the public.
In fact, their discord has long been underway.
Last year, Marcos' parliamentary allies attacked Duterte's daughter, Sarah, threatening to remove her.
You must know that Marcos's smooth rise to power is inseparable from the support of the Duterte family.
This move is undoubtedly undermining the "alliance" that was set at the beginning.
At that time, Duterte beat Marcos with "re-emergence".
However, Duterte clearly underestimated Marcos' political ambitions.
Not so long ago, Marcos reached out to the Philippine Constitution. At his behest, the Philippine House of Representatives, under the guise of "attracting foreign investment," advocated constitutional amendment with great fanfare.
Actually, everyone knows itMarcos advocated constitutional amendment in order to satisfy his own political ambitions.
After all, according to the current constitution of the Philippines, ** can only govern for one term.
If the constitutional amendment is successful, the Marcos family is likely to continue to hold power in the Philippines.
Of course, this is only the direct cause of the two of them completely tearing their faces.
The deeper reason is that they are in the PhilippinesBenefitskey issues existonSerious disagreements.
Among them, nothing has attracted the most attention than the China policy.
IIOn China policy, the two men have important differences
As we all knowWhen Duterte was in office, he pursued a friendly policy toward China.
Duterte understands very well that a stalemate with China will not benefit the Philippines. Friendship with China and cooperation is the right way.
When Marcos first ran for election, he also showed a rather friendly attitude towards China.
What people didn't expect was thatAfter Marcos took office, his attitude changed drastically, and he could not wait to throw himself into the "embrace" of the United States.
The current **Marcos of the Philippines).
Under the influence of the US policy of containing China, the attitude of the Philippines towards China has also moved towards a negative side.
Nowhere is this more evident than in the South China Sea.
Since last year, the Philippines has not only frequently caused incidents in waters such as Ren'ai Jiao, but has also hyped up the Chinese coast guard to hurt people in a vain attempt to make the matter bigger and facilitate the intervention of the United States and other foreign forces.
Of course, any provocation by the Philippine side has been met with a strong response from China.
After all, the South China Sea issue is about China's territory and sovereignty. How could China possibly concede on such a bottom-line issue?
However, this has naturally been followed by a deterioration in China-Philippines relations.
This is obviously not good news for the Philippines.
You must know that China is the largest partner of the Philippines.
Bad relations with China will inevitably affect China-Philippines economic and trade cooperation.
Not only that, due to the tension between China and the Philippines, some companies that originally planned to deepen the Philippine market have also decided to temporarily postpone their investment in the Philippines.
This will undoubtedly bring new challenges to the already problematic Philippine economy.
Clearly, under Marcos' leadership, the Philippines is on the wrong path.
For the Philippines, it is not wise to confront China)
Naturally, Duterte will not sit idly by.
So in this case, can Marcos still be able to hold his ** position?
IIIMarcos beware
As things stand, Duterte's daughter Sarah is Marcos' number one rival.
Because Marcos has made mistakes on key issues such as China policyHis public approval ratings have droppedAt least
In stark contrast,Sarah has the support of a large part of the population in the latest polls.
This is undoubtedly a red flag for Marcos.
Moreover, he has completely fallen out with Duterte.
You must know that even after leaving office, Duterte's influence and political resources are very much feared by Marcos.
In this way, Marcos's next path to power is bound to be more uncertain.
In fact, even without the Duterte family, Marcos' position as the leader would not be too easy to sit on.
The current Philippines can be described as full of problems.
Inflation remains high, food prices are soaring, armed rebellions are difficult to completely solve, and drug abuse is ......
Philippine food ** remains high).
Although Marcos has made some efforts, the situation has not improved much.
Take, for example, the high inflation rate that the Filipino people are most concerned about.
The latest data shows that inflation in the Philippines was as high as 6% for the whole of last year, which is 02 percentage points.
It is worth noting that Marcos**'s previous commitment was to control inflation at 2%-4%.
This naturally caused discontent among the population.
According to a recent report from a polling agency in the Philippines, people's dissatisfaction with the Philippines' inflation rate has risen by 17 percentage points compared to the results of the 2023 survey. At the same time, the proportion of people who are satisfied with the management of the inflation rate has also dropped to 9% from 16% previously.
Naturally, this has something to do with Marcos' focus on currying favor with the United States and containing China.
From this point of view, Marcos should think carefully about how to deal with key issues such as China policy next. If Marcos is still obsessed with making mistakes on these issues, then his position as the leader may not be able to continue to sit.
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