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A week in politics used to be considered a long time. In the Philippines, much has happened over just one weekend, with all the condensed melodrama of one of the country’s hugely popular telenovelas.
Former Duterte spokesman Harry Roque welcomed Duterte-Carpio’s resignation as education secretary, proclaiming in a Facebook post on Wednesday she had “just become the leader of the opposition” and declaring that the Duterte-Marcos Uniteam had “formally been dissolved”.
Free from a cabinet portfolio, Sara will most likely use her time to consolidate her support while aiming to field her own congressional candidates to challenge Marcos-backed politicians, according to Ramon Beleno, a political analyst and former professor from Davao City, the Dutertes’ bailiwick.
MANILA -- Sara Duterte, the Philippine vice president, has resigned from the cabinet of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and as education secretary in a bombshell move that was immediately accepted.
Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio has officially resigned from her positions in the government of President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr, ending months of speculation about the state of their fraying political alliance.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte resigned Wednesday from her posts of education secretary and head of an anti-insurgency body, as her whirlwind alliance with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. unraveled over key differences, including efforts to arrest a religious leader accused of child abuses and Manila’s handling of escalating territorial disputes with Beijing.
Political analyst and former presidential political adviser Ronald Llamas said the fact that the House of Representatives, which Duterte lorded over when he was president, was starting an investigation against him meant the move was political payback engineered by Marcos Jnr.
Liza Araneta Marcos’s rift with her husband’s deputy emerged last week after she chided the politician for reportedly laughing when her father and ex-leader Rodrigo Duterte called the president a “drug addict” at a rally in January.
Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte has countered first lady Liza Araneta Marcos’ claims of “feeling hurt” by the former, saying such emotions were unrelated to her mandate as a government official.