Sara Duterte held an early press conference to announce she had directed someone to kill Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, his wife and the speaker of the House.
Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte , pictured here in 2022, has told a press conference that she directed an assassin to kill Prseident Ferdinand Marcos Jr .The vice-president of the Philippines , Sara Duterte , has told a press conference that she directed an assassin to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr if she herself was killed.
"I have talked to a person. I said: 'If I get killed, go kill BBM , Liza Araneta, and Martin Romualdez. No joke. No joke," Ms Duterte said.The vice-president's comment came after an online commenter urged her to stay safe, saying she was in enemy territory at the lower chamber of Congress overnight with her chief of staff.In response to her comments, the Presidential Security Command said it had heightened and strengthened security protocols.
Ms Duterte told reporters on Saturday that "thinking and talking about it is different from actually doing it". She said she is also aware of threats made against her life. He says the squad was run by "gangsters" of hit men to crack down on drug-related crime and kill those involved. Jean Encinas-Franco, a political science professor at the University of the Philippines, said that Ms Duterte's strong comments against the president will likely not impact her political support.
The country is gearing up for mid-term elections in May, seen as a litmus test of president Marcos' popularity and a chance for him to consolidate power and groom a successor before his single six-year term ends in 2028.
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