Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte will no longer sit on the National Security Council after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed an order removing her office from the agency, following a bitter split between the two former allies last year.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has removed Vice President Sara Duterte from the National Security Council (NSC), further diminishing if not totally eclipsing her role in his administration following a bitter rift between the two former allies.

The move comes more than a month after the vice president allegedly threatened to kill her former political ally.

Malacañang on Tuesday hit back at the spokesmen of former president Rodrigo Duterte over their criticisms regarding President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s decision to reorganize the National Security Council (NSC).

Supporters of the Duterte family should remember that former President Rodrigo Duterte also excluded former Vice President Leni Robredo from attending National Security Council (NSC) meetings when he was in office.

Neri Colmenares said the reorganization of the National Security Council (NSC) exposes the deepening wedge between the Marcos and Duterte factions ahead of the 2025 midterm elections. Vice President Sara Duterte (left),