Marcos vs. Duterte: Philippine Midterms Expose Deepening Political Rift
Manila, May 13, 2025 — As the dust settles on the Philippines’ two-month mid-term election campaign, a deepening political rift between President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte has come to define the country’s power landscape. Once united by a landslide win in 2022, the two powerful dynasties now find themselves locked…