According to the latest news, Sarah, the daughter of the current Philippine President and former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, suddenly announced her resignation as co-chair of the Lakas Party, which is reported to be the largest party in the House of Representatives and the Philippine Federalist Party of current Philippine President Marcos.
Although Sarah's resignation did not announce the exact news, the signal released by this action is still very unusual, and it has quickly attracted widespread attention and discussion.
According to media reports, Sarah said in a public statement that she is standing here mainly because she is widely recognized and trusted by the Filipino people, and she does not want this trust to be destroyed by political struggles, and she cannot be affected by the power game.
A few days ago, there has been speculation that this may be because the fierce struggle within the Lakas party may have an impact on the outside world, and Sarah now chooses to withdraw from the party to avoid being affected. It is reported that after a collective meeting of the House of Representatives, former Philippine President Arroyo was demoted from senior speaker to permanent deputy speaker, which sent a very strong signal to the outside world.
Arroyo's main reason for his demotion as the original honorary chairman may seem to be an intra-party struggle. It is reported that Arroyo has repeatedly hoped to remove the word "honorary chairman" from his so-called "honorary chairman" and compete with the current speaker for the position of speaker of the House of Representatives and party chairman. Under this premise, Arroyo tried to stage a so-called "coup d'état", which led to increasingly fierce competition within the Lakas party.
Relevant people stressed that Lacas, as the largest party in the House of Representatives today, if there is competition or even waste of resources within the party, then Philippine President Marcos, as his ally, his rights may also be diluted, which will affect the interests of the two major political parties. Relevant people stressed that Arroyo has always been regarded as Sarah's political mentor, and the two have always maintained an alliance.
In this context, Sarah herself, although not much affected, was the first to issue a statement opting out. Experts emphasize that the reason why the major political parties in the Philippines are actively participating in national politics today is not how firm their beliefs are, but their desire to fight for more interests for themselves or their families, and power games have become a very important means in this process.
During this period, disagreements and competition within the parties were also inevitable, and more relevant people emphasized that this has become a feature of Philippine politics, and in the process of partisan struggle, the interests of the whole country will not be taken into account, which is undoubtedly quite unfavorable for a country.
Part of the news reference source: Phoenix.com