MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine authorities handed a subpoena to Vice President Sara Duterte’s office Tuesday, inviting her to answer investigators' questions after she publicly threatened to have the president, his wife and the House of Repres
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine authorities handed a subpoena to Vice President Sara Duterte’s office Tuesday, inviting her to answer investigators' questions after she publicly threatened to have the president, his wife and the House of Representatives speaker assassinated if she were killed in an unspecified plot herself.
Duterte, a 46-year-old lawyer, said her remarks were not an actual threat but an expression of concern over her own safety due to unspecified danger to her life. The Marcos administration’s statements against her were “a farce” and part of efforts to persecute critics like her, Duterte said. Under Philippine law, such public remarks may constitute a crime of threatening to inflict a wrong on a person or their family and are punishable by a prison term and fine.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Philippine investigators summon VP Duterte over her public threats against President MarcosMANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine authorities handed a subpoena to Vice President Sara Duterte’s office Tuesday, inviting her to answer investigators' questions after she publicly threatened to have the president, his wife and the House of Repres
Read more »
Philippine investigators summon VP Duterte over her public threats against President MarcosMANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine authorities handed a subpoena to Vice President Sara Duterte’s office Tuesday, inviting her to answer investigators' questions after she publicly threatened to have the president, his wife and the House of Repres
Read more »
Philippine vice-president publicly threatens to kill president, his familyPhilippine Vice President Sara Duterte listens as she attends a joint committee hearing of the House of Representatives in Quezon City, Philippines on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, investigating the war on drugs during the administration of his father former President Rodrigo Duterte.
Read more »
The Philippine vice president publicly threatens to have the president assassinatedPhilippine Vice President Sara Duterte said Saturday she has contracted an assassin to kill the president, his wife and the House of Representatives speaker if she herself is killed, in a brazen public threat that she warned was not a joke.
Read more »
Philippine VP Sara Duterte Served With Subpoena Over Assassination ThreatsPhilippine authorities have issued a subpoena to Vice President Sara Duterte over her public threat to have the president and other high-ranking officials assassinated if she is killed in an unspecified plot. Duterte insists her statement was a concern for her safety, while the president describes it as a criminal plot.
Read more »
Marcos-Duterte spectacle shines harsh light on dynastic politics of PhilippinesMANILA, PHILIPPINES - JUNE 30: Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr., together with the new Vice President Sara Duterte, pose for pictures after taking his oath as the next President, at the National Museum of Fine Arts on June 30, 2022 in Manila, Philippines. Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr.
Read more »