Philippine Vice President-elect Sara Duterte delivers her speech during her oath-taking rites in her hometown in Davao city, southern Philippines, on June 19, 2022.Photo by Manman Dejeto/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Philippine VP threatens to have country's president assassinated

'I've given my order, If I die, don't stop until you've killed them. And he said yes,' the vice president said

by · National Post

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine 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.

Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin referred the “active threat” against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to an elite presidential guards force “for immediate proper action.” It was not immediately clear what actions would be taken against the vice president.

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