VP summoned by prosecutor on grave threats, sedition

Vice President Sara Duterte has been summoned by the Office of the Prosecutor for a preliminary investigation on her case of inciting to sedition and grave threats filed by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in connection with her assassination threats against President Marcos and his family.

- By NEIL JAYSON SERVALLOS

Duterte confirmed Tuesday night in an interview in Southern Leyte that she received the summons earlier that day.

The NBI filed the cases last February after months of investigating her over her threat to have the President, First Lady Liza Marcos and Speaker Martin Romualdez assassinated.

She made the threat live on video in late November 2024. She even stressed her threat was no joke. But she would later claim she was taken out of context.

Prosecutor General Richard Anthony Fadullon said Duterte is required to appear on May 9 and 16.

In an interview with "Storycon" on One News, NBI Director Jaime Santiago said Duterte "will be given a chance by the DOJ to respond to the charges."