By Liezelle Soriano
MANILA — Malacañang has labeled Vice President Sara Duterte’s statement as a serious threat.
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) stated that any threat to the President’s life must be taken seriously.
“Acting on the Vice President’s clear and unequivocal statement that she had contracted an assassin to kill the President if an alleged plot against her succeeds,” the PCO said in a statement on Saturday (Nov. 23, 2024).
“The Executive Secretary has referred this active threat to the Presidential Security Command for immediate action.”
Late Friday night, Duterte-Carpio mentioned in a streamed video that she had ordered an assassin to kill President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., his wife Liza Marcos, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez if anything were to happen to her.
“Nagbilin na ako, Ma’am. ‘Pag namatay ako, wag ka tumigil hanggang hindi mo mapapatay sila. And then he said yes,” she added.
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