Like her equally outspoken father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, the vice president became a vocal critic of Marcos, his wife Liza Araneta-Marcos and House Speaker Martin Romualdez, the president’s ally and cousin, accusing them of corruption ...

Philippine vice president Sara Duterte sparked a political row by claiming she had hired an assassin to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, his wife Liza Araneta-Marcos, and house speaker Martin Romualdez if she were ever assassinated.

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte, claiming a threat against her life, says she has contracted an assassin to kill the president, his wife and the House speaker if she is killed.

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte made a shocking public threat, claiming she had contracted an assassin to kill President Marcos, his wife, and House Speaker Romualdez if she were to be killed.

Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte said Saturday she has contracted an assassin to kill the president, his wife and the House of Representatives speaker if she herself is killed, in a brazen public threat that she warned was not a joke.

MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine security agencies stepped up safety protocols on Saturday after Vice President Sara Duterte said she would have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr assassinated if she herself were killed.

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said on Saturday she would have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr assassinated if she herself were killed, prompting Marcos' office to vow "immediate proper action".

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said she has contracted a hired killer to assassinate her country's president in a bizarre public threat made amid worsening political divisions.

Sara Duterte accused Bongbong Marcos of incompetence and said she has contracted an assassin to kill him if she herself is killed.