マルコス家とドゥテルテ家、現・前大統領派の亀裂広がる　フィリピン

【マニラＡＦＰ＝時事】フィリピンのフェルディナンド・マルコス大統領とロドリゴ・ドゥテルテ前大統領のそれぞれを支持する陣営が、憲法改正問題などをめぐり対立を深めている。２８日には支持者が大規模な集会を開き、非難合戦を繰り広げた。（写真は、フィリピン・マニラで行われた集会で、支持者に向かい演説をするフェルディナンド・マルコス大統領）
　２０２２年の大統領選では、マルコス氏はドゥテルテ氏の長女サラ氏（現副大統領）の支援を取り付けて圧勝。共闘が奏功した形だが、現在は関係に亀裂が入っている。
　マルコス氏はこの日、「新しいフィリピン」と呼ばれる開発計画を発表。計画にはガバナンス（統治）の強化も盛り込まれている。
　これに対しドゥテルテ氏は、マルコス氏は「麻薬常習者」であり、続投を狙い憲法を改正しようとしていると非難。
　一方サラ氏は、首都マニラで行われたマルコス氏支持派の集会に顔を出し、大臣を兼務している教育省としては他の省と足並みをそろえて新開発計画を支持すると語ったものの、短時間とどまっただけで、ドゥテルテ家の支持基盤である南部ダバオ市に飛んだ。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2024/01/29-16:25）

Thousands of supporters of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte gathered for rival rallies on Sunday, putting on a public display of a deepening rift between the powerful clans.
In the nearly two years since Marcos swept to victory with the help of his vice presidential running mate Sara Duterte -- the former president's daughter -- their so-called Unity Team has fractured.
After Marcos launched his Bagong Pilipinas (New Philippines) campaign to develop the country and make the government more accountable, his predecessor accused him of being a drug addict and of trying to change the constitution to prolong his term in office.
Sara Duterte briefly appeared at the Marcos rally in Manila, saying the education department that she also heads was one with all the other government agencies in pushing for a New Philippines -- before flying to her family's stronghold of Davao city for the rival event.
Relations between the families have deteriorated as they seek to shore up their respective support bases and secure key positions ahead of next year's mid-term elections and the 2028 presidential race, which Sara Duterte is widely expected to contest.
In the latest rift, Marcos has backed a campaign for the 1987 constitution, introduced after his dictator father and namesake was ousted from power, to be changed to allow in more foreign investment -- something the Dutertes have publicly opposed.
Critics warn the effort could pave the way for Marcos to seek another six-year term, which is currently prohibited.
That would potentially put him on a collision course with Sara Duterte for the top job.
At the Davao rally organised by opponents of constitutional change, the Duterte patriarch warned Marcos that you may suffer your father's fate and called on the police and military to protect the constitution.
Earlier, Duterte's youngest son Sebastian openly dared Marcos to step down.
If you don't show love and aspiration for the country, better resign, Sebastian told supporters, blaming Marcos for the drug and communist insurgency problems in the region.
Marcos has said the constitution's political provisions, including term limits for public officials, should be tackled later.
An ever-shifting coalition of powerful families has long ruled the Philippines, holding onto power for generations.
Left-wing political party Akbayan branded the rallies as a dynastic war among ruling elites that did not serve the interests of regular Filipinos.
Police estimated 400,000 people were at the Manila rally, many of them government workers, while more than 40,000 were at the Davao event.
This would be the most public and deliberate way of letting the people know that the Unity Team is no more, University of the Philippines political science professor Jean Franco told AFP.
- Unravelling alliance -
In Manila, some members of the crowd told AFP they believed in Marcos, although they said they knew next to nothing about the constitution controversy.
If he runs again why not, for as long as he is doing a good job for the country, Manila resident Dennis Ardea, 53, told AFP.
The Dutertes belong to the past. We should go with another (leader), Ardea added.
The unlikely alliance between the two families began to unravel soon after the 2022 election, with Marcos giving Duterte the problem-plagued education portfolio instead of her preferred post of defence secretary.
The deterioration has gathered pace since then, with the powerful House of Representatives Speaker Martin Romualdez, who is Marcos's cousin and also widely expected to seek the presidency in 2028, demoting influential congresswoman Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, a former president and close ally of Sara Duterte.
Romualdez also spearheaded efforts to strip the vice presidency and the education department of millions of dollars in special confidential funds.
And the House, where Marcos has a majority of support, has pushed for a pro-Duterte radio and television broadcaster to be stripped of its licence after one of its hosts made accusations against Romualdez over his travel budget.