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Philippine VP Duterte Contracts Assassin to Kill President Marcos if She Is Killed

Nov 23, 2024, 06:48 AM

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has publicly threatened President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., his wife Liza Araneta-Marcos, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez, stating that she has contracted an assassin to kill them if she is killed. Duterte declared, "If I get killed, go kill BBM, Liza Araneta, Romualdez," adding emphatically, "No joke, no joke." The Presidential Communications Office responded by labeling her remarks as an "active threat" to the President's life, prompting Malacañang to announce that the Presidential Security Command will take immediate action. The feud between the Duterte and Marcos political clans has escalated significantly with these developments.