News analysis | MANILA- Looming showdown? Proxy war exposes cracks in Marcos-Duterte alliance
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and Vice-President Sara Duterte at their inauguration ceremony in Manila, in June 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS..
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Mara Cepeda
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MANILA – When political juggernauts Ferdinand Marcos Jr and Sara Duterte joined forces in the 2022 Philippine elections, it was a clear recipe for success.
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The power duo, heirs of two strongman presidents and scions of well-entrenched dynastic clans, pulled off the biggest electoral win for the country’s two highest posts in nearly four decades.
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