MANILA (Reuters) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sought the resignation of all his cabinet secretaries on Thursday, in a move seen as an attempt to reset the political agenda and assert his authority over the second half of his single six-year term.
The order came after the president’s allies failed to win a majority of Senate seats contested in the May 12 polls, leaving Marcos facing a divided political and legislative landscape that could thwart his attempts to have an ally succeed him in 2028.