Philippines summons VP Duterte over threat to have Marcos killed

Philippine law officials on Tuesday summoned vice president Sara Duterte for questioning over her weekend statements that she had contracted someone to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. if she were to be killed.

Duterte accused the administration of twisting her words to create a false narrative that Marcos’ life was under active threat, saying in a statement on Tuesday that her remarks were a “conditional act of revenge.”

The summons from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) requires Duterte to appear at its offices on Nov. 29. According to the summons, a copy of which was seen by Reuters, Duterte will be questioned over the alleged offence of making a grave threat and possible violations of the anti-terrorism law.

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