Sara Duterte faces arrest warrant over alleged death threat against Marcos
MANILA: A Philippine court on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Vice President Sara Duterte over an alleged death threat against the country’s president, with her defence team saying she would “exercise all her legal remedies.”
- Why it matters
- The arrest warrant against a sitting vice president for threatening the president escalates an ongoing political conflict within the Philippine government's top ranks, moving from public dispute to judicial enforcement.
- Most affected
- Vice President Sara Duterte — Subject to arrest warrant and potential detention on death threat allegation.
- Likely next
- Whether Duterte turns herself in, whether her legal team files motions to block the warrant, or whether police attempt to enforce it.