Filipino VP threatens to toss President Marcos Jr’s daddy’s stays into the sea

Previous Philippines’ Vice President Sara Duterte. AFP File

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has actually intensified a bitter fight with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., threatening to collect the remains of his late dad, totalitarian Ferdinand Marcos Sr., and toss them into the sea. The shocking remarks came throughout a Friday interview, as Duterte blasted her previous ally and implicated him of driving the nation “on a roadway to hell.”

When political allies, Duterte and Marcos Jr. ran together on a joint ticket in the 2022 election, protecting a landslide success. Duterte resigned from the cabinet in June, and their 2 effective political dynasties are now locked in an intense fight ahead of next year’s midterm elections and the 2028 governmental race, the Guardian reported.

For the Duterte household, the stakes are high. Sara Duterte’s dad, previous president Rodrigo Duterte, is under examination by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for criminal offenses versus humankind associated to his harsh “war on drugs,” which left thousands dead.

Sara Duterte’s attack on Marcos Jr. was her most scathing. She slammed his administration for doing not have clear policies to take on inflation and food security and stated individual complaints from their political collaboration. Duterte remembered a minute she referred to as a turning point, when Marcos presumably embarrassed a young graduate throughout a public occasion. “I wished to eliminate his head. I understood the relationship was currently hazardous,” she stated, making a cutting gesture with her hand.

The stress in between the 2 political leaders have actually been developing. Just recently, Duterte has actually dealt with allegations of misusing public funds– accusations she has actually rejected– along with renewe