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President Bongbong Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte —MARIANNE BERMUDEZ/GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE/INQUIRER FILES

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s removal from the National Security Council (NSC) marks the beginning of a more intense fight between the country’s top political dynasties, House Deputy Minority Leader France Castro said Saturday.

Castro’s statement followed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s issuance of an executive order reorganizing the NSC, which removed the vice president due to the position’s irrelevance to the council’s responsibilities.

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Signed on December 30 and made public on Friday, Executive Order No. 81 also removed former Philippine presidents as members of the NSC.

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“Ang pagtanggal kina VP Sara Duterte at dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa National Security Council ay nagpapakita lang na simula pa lang ng taon ay simula na naman ang mas matinding bakbakan ng dalawang nangungunang political dynasties sa bansa,” ACT Teachers party-list Rep. Castro said in a statement.

(The removal of Vice President Sara Duterte and former President Rodrigo Duterte from the National Security Council shows that the new year marks the beginning of a more intense clash between the two leading political dynasties in the country.)

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Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s minority coalition government wants to reduce the working week to 37.5 hours from the current 40 hours, saying it would boost productivity and improve work-life balance.

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On Friday, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin explained that the President’s order aimed to “reorganize and streamline the membership of the NSC.”“At the moment, the VP is not considered relevant to the responsibilities of membership in the NSC,” Bersamin said.

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He also stressed that the executive order gives the President the power to add members or advisers as needed.

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