MALACAÑANG on Tuesday blasted former president Rodrigo Duterte for urging the military to overthrow President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

In a strongly worded statement, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said the former president had a selfish motive for calling on the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to "overthrow a sitting president" so that his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, could ascend to power.

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