MANILA — Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte posted bail Saturday after a Quezon City trial court ordered her arrest on three counts of grave threats linked to comments about President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the first lady, and a former House speaker, Reuters reported.
The court found probable cause on all three counts and set bail at 120,000 pesos (about $1,900) per count. The case stems from a November 2024 online press conference in which Duterte said she had spoken with an assassin and instructed him to kill Marcos, Liza Araneta Marcos, and then-Speaker Martin Romualdez if she herself were killed. She has denied threatening them.
Outside court, Duterte said she did not feel safe and accused authorities of harassment. “I have no trust in the police, I have no trust in the courts,” she told reporters. She also faces a Senate impeachment trial that could remove her from office and derail a 2028 presidential bid. Marcos’s office said Friday it would respect any court order.
Sources: Reuters / Nikkei Asia.
