Philippine VP Sara Duterte arrested over death threats against Marcos

A Philippine court issued an arrest warrant for Vice President Sara Duterte on September 4, 2026, accusing her of threatening to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and two relatives. Duterte posted bail the following day and claimed she fears for her own life amid impeachment proceedings.

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Sara Duterte faces arrest warrant for threatening Philippines’ Marcos, his wife

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A Philippine court on ⁠Friday ordered the ⁠arrest of Vice-President ⁠Sara Duterte in connection with a criminal case accusing her of making threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr, the first lady and a former House ‌speaker. A trial court issued a warrant for Duterte’s arrest in the case involving three counts of grave threats, according to a court order that also set bail at 120,000 pesos

Philippine Vice-President Duterte-Carpio posts bail over alleged Marcos death threat

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Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio posted bail at a Manila courthouse on Saturday, a day after an arrest warrant was issued over her alleged death threat against the country’s president. Duterte-Carpio was charged last month with “grave threats” stemming from a late-night news briefing in which she claimed to have hired a hitman to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr, his wife and a con

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has posted $5,740 bail after a court ordered her arrest over alleged threats to have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and two others assassinated. Duterte denies t

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Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has posted $5,740 bail after a court ordered her arrest over alleged threats to have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and two others assassinated. Duterte denies the allegations and says her remarks were about concerns for her own safety. Duterte and Marcos ran together in 2022 but later became political rivals, and the case could bar her from running for presi