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Philippine VP Duterte Threatens Assassination of President Marcos, First Lady, and Speaker Romualdez if She Is Killed

Nov 23, 2024, 08:24 AM

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has publicly threatened President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., his wife Liza Araneta-Marcos, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez, declaring she has contracted an assassin to kill them if she herself is killed. In a midnight press briefing held from her brother's residence, Duterte stated, "If I get killed, go kill BBM, Liza Araneta, and Romualdez," emphasizing, "no joke, no joke." The Presidential Communications Office responded by labeling her remarks as an "active threat" to the president's life, with Malacañang announcing that the Presidential Security Command will take immediate action. The escalating feud between the powerful Duterte and Marcos political clans underscores deepening divisions within the Philippine leadership.