A jailed witness alleged that former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte plotted the removal of President Marcos Jr. and even considered assassination if a supposed power-sharing deal failed. These sensational claims were made during a House impeachment hearing.

Former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte discussed removing President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr from office and even considered assassination if a supposed power-sharing deal fell apart, a jailed witness told a House impeachment hearing into Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio. Ramil Madriaga, a self-described political organiser, intelligence operative and bagman who said he had once been close to Duterte-Carpio, made the sensational allegations before the House Committee on Justice on Tuesday during...