Marcos purge of Dutertes all about sidelining China

MANILA – Ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump’s assumption of power, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has purged the country’s most powerful pro-Beijing figures from the National Security Council (NSC). In an Executive Order (EO) signed in the final hours of 2024, Marcos Jr instructed the removal of both Vice President Sara Duterte and former […]
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