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Tens of thousands of Filipinos protested in Manila against government corruption related to flood control projects, leading to clashes with police, arrests, and injuries, amid ongoing outrage over alleged anomalies and misuse of public funds.
Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte accused his successor, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, of being a drug addict and warned him against pursuing changes to the constitution, claiming his allies were trying to remove term limits. Duterte's daughter, Sara Duterte, who ran on a joint ticket with Marcos Jr in the 2022 election, has since shown signs of a strained alliance with him. The rift between the Duterte and Marcos families has deepened, with Duterte's son calling for Marcos Jr's resignation and Sara Duterte alleging "despicable treatment" by some within the president's circle.
US President Joe Biden and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr have agreed to strengthen military cooperation and adopt new defence guidelines to counter China's growing influence in the Asia-Pacific region. The two leaders also discussed economic cooperation and reaffirmed the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty. The visit marks the first official US visit by a president of the Philippines in more than 10 years and comes as the Biden administration seeks to deepen ties with the Philippines, which soured under Marcos Jr's predecessor Rodrigo Duterte.
Philippine President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., son of the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos, will meet with President Biden at the White House on Monday, marking a milestone for the Marcos family who were once regarded as pariahs in the international community. The meeting highlights how geopolitical interests often trump accountability concerns, as the United States seeks to counter China in the region and reestablish ties with the Philippines after strained relations under Marcos Jr.'s predecessor. Biden, who was a vocal critic of Marcos Sr. in the 1980s, now seeks to strengthen ties with the Philippines. However, the meeting has been criticized by those who lived under Marcos Sr.'s rule and warn against uncritical engagement with the Marcos family's shameful legacy of human rights violations and corruption.