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DUTERTES UNDER SCRUTINY Her stunning remarks were the latest salvo in an bitter row that has intensified since the collapse of a formidable alliance between their two powerful families that saw Marcos, the son and namesake of the Philippines’ late authoritarian leader, win the 2022 election by a huge margin. She quit her cabinet post in June and has battled against legislative scrutiny of her spending while in office, at times responding with open hostility to lawmakers and failing to show up for some proceedings. Her threat to have Marcos killed stemmed from an order by lawmakers to transfer her…

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