Vice Pres. Sara Duterte Faced with Subpoena from NBI, Urged To Explain Threat vs. Marcos Jr.
NBI – The National Bureau of Investigation issued a subpoena for Vice President Sara Duterte over her threat against President Bongbong Marcos.
It is no secret to the public that the Philippine President and Vice President are once again not having a good working relationship. This has happened under the term of former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte and former Vice Pres. Leni Robredo. Now, Pres. Bongbong Marcos and Vice Pres. Sara Duterte are visibly not in good terms.
Duterte has thrown several accusations against Marcos. According to her, he allegedly does not know how to be a president. Duterte also recently accused the Marcos family of allegedly being the one responsible over the death of Ninoy Aquino. The Marcoses and the Aquinos are known as political rivals.
Vice Pres. Sara Duterte also recently aired a strong remark against the Marcoses. According to her, if an alleged plot against her succeeds, the deaths of Pres. Bongbong Marcos; his wife, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos; and his cousin, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, are her final wish. It was picked up by different news outlets and it gained different reactions from the people.
Recently, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) released a subpoena for Vice Pres. Sara Duterte over her threat against Pres. Bongbong Marcos. Based on a report on ABS-CBN News, the Vice President is urged to explain her statement against the Marcoses.
Duterte is requested to appear at the headquarters of the National Bureau of Investigation on Friday. Previously, a legal expert and former president of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) said that the Vice President may face charges over her recent statements. The former IBP President also stressed that only the President has immunity from the charges.
Previously, Vice Pres. Duterte expressed that her remark was “taken out of its logical context”. According to her, what she said “does not constitute to an active threat”. Recently, the Vice President also advised the Filipino people to not base their vote on the popularity or surname of the candidates. The said statement was seen as a possible swipe at House Speaker Martin Romualdez.
Former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte also spoke on the issues involving his daughter, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte. The former Chief Executive expressed his confidence that the Vice President can handle it. According to him, the issues involving his daughter and OVP chief-of-staff Attorney Zuleika Lopez are also “insignificant” and cannot spark a protest against the government.