Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Friday that any impeachment complaint against his estranged vice president Sara Duterte, who over the weekend made threats against his life, would only tie down Congress and not help people.

The dustup between the Philippines' top political families — the Marcos and Duterte clans — has entered the realm of major threat to the nation’s economy.

President Marcos has called on his congressional allies not to waste their time impeaching Vice President Sara Duterte, saying that she was “unimportant” and the move would just bog down