Sara skips NBI probe, says no plan to hide

Vice President Sara Duterte says she will not flee the country or go into hiding if authorities issue an arrest warrant in connection with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)’s probe of her threats against President Marcos.

- By NEIL JAYSON SERVALLOS

“I do not plan to leave the country or hide if there’s a warrant of arrest – mainly because my children are here. So, when I’m detained, I want to be able to see my children,” Duterte told reporters yesterday.

The Vice President said she is prepared for the “worst-case scenario” where she would be facing multiple cases, including impeachment complaints, and face arrest for possible non-bailable offenses connected to the NBI’s investigation.

Duterte justified skipping the NBI’s scheduled probe yesterday and said “it wouldn’t matter” if she attended, as authorities had “already predetermined filing cases.”

“With regard to fairness, I don’t know if this investigation will be fair, because you all heard the President’s message, that he will not allow ‘criminal acts’ to go unpunished,” she said, referring to Marcos’ pronouncements following Duterte’s press conference, where she talked about contracting a person to kill the President, First Lady Liza Marcos and Speaker Martin Romualdez if an alleged plot to kill her succeeds.