A major political storm set off by a bitter feud between the Philippine president and the vice president is testing an Asian democracy that has long been troubled by rowdy politics, poor law enforcement and bareface impunity.

The Philippines is recovering from six destructive typhoons in the past month. But its leaders are busily fighting among themselves.

The Office of the Executive Secretary is calling out former President Rodrigo Duterte for apparently trying to provoke the Armed Forces of the Philippines into going against President Bongbong Marcos.