Duterte Accuses Successor Marcos of Plotting Constitutional Amendment

Marcos Denies Allegations, Launches Campaign for 'New Philippines

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has accused his successor, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., of plotting to amend the constitution to lift term limits, which could lead to Marcos being ousted like his father, the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
Duterte also alleged that Marcos is a drug addict, a claim that Marcos has laughed off, suggesting that Duterte's accusations are a result of his use of the powerful opioid, fentanyl.
Marcos has said he is open to altering economic provisions of the constitution but opposes changing a provision that restricts foreign ownership of land and other critical industries.
Duterte's allegations have brought into the open a long-rumored split between the two, despite Duterte’s daughter, Sara, being Marcos’ vice president following their landslide election victory in 2022.
Marcos led a rally in Manila, launching what he calls a campaign for a “new Philippines” by reforming corrupt and inefficient governance and boosting public services.