Philippines' VP Sara Duterte a no-show for questioning over Marcos threat

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte failed to appear on Wednesday for questioning over an alleged threat to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, and said she was expecting more legal cases against her and her possible removal from office. Duterte, an influential ally of Marcos until their acrimonious fallout earlier this year, was subpoenaed to appear before the National Bureau of Investigation to explain her remarks during a Nov. 23 press conference, when she said she had hired a hit man to kill the president, his wife and the lower house speaker, in the event that she herself were killed. The daughter of firebrand former President Rodrigo Duterte has not detailed any specific threat to her life, while Marcos has described her remarks as "reckless and troubling".

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