Philippines court orders arrest of VP Sara Duterte over 'assassin' remarks targeting President's family

A Philippine court issued an arrest warrant for Vice President Sara Duterte over three counts of grave threats involving President Marcos Jr., the first lady, and a former House Speaker A Philippine court on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Vice President Sara Duterte over three counts of grave threats involving President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the first lady and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, deepening a political feud between the country’s two most powerful families.The Quezon City Regional Trial Court issued the warrant and set bail at 120,000 pesos (approximately Rs 1 lakh 80 thousand) for each of the three charges, according to the court order.Duterte’s lawyer, Paul Lawrence Lim, said she had no intention of evading the law and would continue to pursue all available legal remedies.The case relates to remarks Duterte made in November 2024, when she said she had spoken to an assassin and instructed him to kill Marcos, his wife and Romualdez if she herself were killed. Duterte has denied threatening them.The criminal case comes as Duterte faces a separate impeachment trial before the Philippine Senate. The alleged threats are among the accusations contained in the impea...