Philippine election 2022: is Duterte’s cocaine claim a sign of a deeper feud with the Marcos family?

In what seemed to be a thinly veiled attack on an erstwhile ally, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday claimed one of the candidates vying to succeed him was a drug user.In a rambling speech before an anti-insurgency task force, Duterte began criticising rich people who took drugs, saying there was “even a presidential candidate who takes cocaine”.While he did not go so far as to name the candidate – though he has promised to do so when the presidential campaign starts in February –…