Manila: Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said on Saturday that she has hired an assassin to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., his wife Lisa Araneta-Marcos and House of Representatives Speaker Martin Romualdez. According to Duterte, he has told the killer that if he (Duterte) is killed, he will not stop until he kills these three. Duterte warned not to take the threat lightly, saying she was not joking.
Will action be taken against the vice president?
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin referred the matter to the Presidential Guard Force for “immediate appropriate action” against the threat to Marcos. However, it is not yet clear what action will be taken against the vice president. The Presidential Security Command has beefed up Marcos’ security in view of the threat. She said she saw the vice president’s “fearless and brazen threat” as a national security issue. The Presidential Security Command said it was “coordinating with law enforcement agencies to detect, deter and protect any threat to the President and his family.”
Accused of political harassment
Marcos and Duterte contested the presidential and vice presidential elections together in May 2022. Both leaders’ campaigns focused on the call for national unity, which led to them registering landslide victories. However, later differences began to emerge between Marcos and Duterte over their stances on several other issues, including China’s aggressive activities in the disputed South China Sea. In June, Duterto resigned as education minister and head of the counterinsurgency organization in the Marcos cabinet. Like her father and former President Rodrigo Duterte, Sara Duterte has also openly criticized Marcos. He has accused the President, his wife Sara and cousin Romualdez, Speaker of the House of Representatives, of corruption, incompetence and politically harassing the Duterte family and supporters.
Duterte also said
In an online news conference early Saturday morning, Duterte accused Marcos of being an incompetent president and a liar. Asked about his security concerns, Duterte said, “Don’t worry about my safety, because I talked to someone. I said, “If I am killed, you will not spare BBM, Lisa and Romualdez. Do not take this lightly, this is no joke.” In the Philippines, many people use ‘BBM’ to refer to President Marcos.
But know
Duterte said, “I gave my order that if I am killed, don’t stop until you kill them. And she said ‘yes.’ and may be punished for inciting wrongdoing against a person or his family (language).
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