Philippine Vice President's Recall Notified of Assassination of President in Case of Emergency

The controversy is spreading over Philippine Vice President Sarah Duterte's remarks on "the assassination of the president in case of emergency."

According to the Associated Press and local media on the 27th, the Philippine National Bureau of Investigation and the NBI delivered a subpoena to the vice president's office the day before, saying they would investigate the president's threatening assassination remarks.

The NBI, under the Justice Department, asked Duterte to appear on the 29th, explaining that the vice president has no criminal immunity and could face prosecution.

In an online press conference on the 23rd, Duterte said he had ordered his bodyguard to kill President Ferdinand Marcos and his family if he was assassinated, claiming there were plans for an assassination targeting him.

In the Philippines, you can face imprisonment or fines for making statements that publicly threaten to harm individuals or their families.

In addition, Marcos said he would view the issue as a serious threat to the president and consider it a national security issue.

President Marcos and Duterte were elected as running mates in the 2022 presidential election, and the two families formed a strong political alliance.

Since then, however, the two families have begun to feud, and the alliance has eventually been completely broken, and they have recently lashed out at each other.