Philippine VP accuses president of seeking her removal after police complaint
The Philippines' embattled vice president on Wednesday accused President Ferdinand Marcos Jr of seeking to remove her from office, after the national police filed a formal complaint accusing her of assault and coercion.
Criminal complaints filed against Philippines Vice President Duterte and her security aides
The complaints are for allegedly assaulting authorities and disobeying orders in a recent altercation in Congress.
Philippines President Slams Vice President’s Assassination Plot
Political turmoil has escalated after Vice President Sara Duterte claimed to have arranged for President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s assassination if she is slain.
The Philippines' vice president has publicly threatened to assassinate her boss and his wife
Vice President Sara Duterte said she had talked to a hitman to kill her boss if she herself were to be killed, saying she was making "no joke."
Philippine president and vice president clash in a feud that’s testing an Asian democracy
A major political storm set off by a bitter feud between the Philippine president and the vice president is testing an Asian democracy that has long been troubled by rowdy politics, poor law enforcement and bareface impunity.
Philippines VP: I’ve hired hitman to kill president and his wife – this is why
The vice-president of the Philippines has hired a hitman to kill the country’s president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, his wife and the speaker of the house, in the event she is assassinated.
Philippine investigators summon VP Duterte over her public threats against President Marcos
Philippine authorities handed a subpoena to Vice President Sara Duterte’s office, inviting her to answer investigators’ questions after she publicly threatened to have the president assassinated if sh
Philippines' VP Subpoenaed Over Death Threats to President
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has served a subpoena to Philippines’ Vice President Sara Duterte following her controversial statement about ordering someone to kill President Ferdinand “Bong Bong” Marcos Jr.
Philippines vice president publicly threatens to have nation's president assassinated
Under the Philippine penal code, such public remarks may constitute a crime and can be punishable by a jail term and fine.
What Is the Assassination Threat Shaking Philippines Politics?
Tensions between the two most powerful political clans in the Philippines are at boiling point, with Vice President Sara Duterte telling President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. she would have him assassinated if someone did the same to her.
Why did the Philippine vice president threaten to assassinate her boss?
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte publicly threatened the life of the country’s president on Nov. 23. Under the Philippine penal code, such public remarks may constitute a crime and is punishable by a jail term and fine.
Political dynasties at war in the Philippines
Fiercer, nastier, and more personal' rift between Marcos and Duterte factions risks splitting ruling coalition ...
Marcos-Duterte spectacle shines harsh light on dynastic politics of Philippines
A simmering monthslong feud between the president and vice-president of Philippines, each part of separate political ...