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Why Sara Duterte’s Impeachment Has the Philippines on Edge

Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., right, with Sara Duterte in 2022.Photographer: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images

The Marcos and Duterte families dominate politics in the Philippines which can be as much a battle of personalities and factional interests as of policy.

When the two clans joined hands in the 2022 election, with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. governing alongside Sara Duterte as his deputy, it appeared to usher in a new era of consensual politics.