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Philippines goes to polls amid high-stakes Marcos-Duterte showdown

Philippines goes to polls amid high-stakes Marcos-Duterte showdown. Millions of people in the Philippines are headed to the polls in the mid-term elections seen as a test of a long-running power struggle between president Ferdinand Marcos and impeached vice-president Sara Duterte. Though not running themselves, Mr Marcos Jr and Ms Duterte are aggressively campaigning for rival candidates, turning the vote into […]

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Marcos removes VP Duterte from Philippines security council

Marcos removes VP Duterte from Philippines security council. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos has removed Vice President Sara Duterte from the National Security Council, according to an executive order released Friday, a month after she allegedly plotted to kill him. The order, signed Monday by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, removed the vice president and all former