Ex-Philippines Leader Duterte Calls New Prez a Drug-Addicted ‘Son of a Whore’

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Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who was elected on a ticket with Duterte’s daughter, hit back by calling the former president a fentanyl addict.

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Published Jan. 29 2024 12:14PM EST

Rodrigo Duterte at ASEAN-US 40th Anniversary Commemorative Summit in 2017. \nWorld leaders are in the Philippines' capital for two days of summits. — Aaron Favila/Getty Images

Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte slammed his successor as a drug addict during an expletive-riddled screed on Sunday and accused him of trying to hang on to power like his dictator father.

Amanda Yen

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Ex-Philippines Leader Duterte Calls New Prez a Drug-Addicted ‘Son of a Whore’

Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who was elected on a ticket with Duterte’s daughter, hit back by calling the former president a fentanyl addict.

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