MANILA: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has removed Vice President Sara Duterte from the National Security Council (NSC), further diminishing, if not totally eclipsing, her role in his administration following a bitter rift between the two former allies.

The National Security Council is the government body formed to advise the President "on matters of national defense and shall make recommendations on such other subjects as the President may from time to time submit for study and consideration.

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte will no longer sit on the National Security Council after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed an order removing her office from the agency, following a bitter split between the two former allies last year.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s decision to reorganize the National Security Council (NSC) is deemed necessary to enhance government policies in the

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has issued an executive order (EO) that appears to remove the vice president and former presidents from the National Security Council (NSC).

President  Marcos has ordered the reorganization of the National Security Council (NSC) to ensure that it remains resilient over evolving security and sovereignty challenges.