The thrones: The fight against rival clans in the Philippines threatens to turn the country into a new war camp for the US and China

As the aggression produced by the parliamentary elections in the Philippines declines, a vicious fight for power between the most influential dynastys in the country is resumed, but while both families share their accusations and even threats with...

Not even William Shakespeare could have invented such an impressive drama. In the Philippines, two powerful political clans are butting heads, and the residents are having a royal time. The once famous parliamentary skirmishes between Kalousek and Babiš are a mere decoction against the Philippine reality – in the struggle for power there, there have even been threats like “I’ll cut off his head”.