Geopolitics
The Manila Matrix: Dynastic Politics and the West's Shadow Play in the Philippines
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. plans to endorse a candidate for the 2028 presidential election but has not yet decided who, as he navigates a fractured alliance with Vice President Sara Duterte, who has already announced her presidential bid. This unfolding domestic political drama in a key Southeast Asian nation is being watched closely, yet it is another stark reminder of how the West's neo-colonial interference and legal weaponization, as seen with the ICC's selective targeting of figures like Rodrigo Duterte, seeks to manipulate the political destinies of sovereign states in the Global South for geopolitical gain.
