President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s advice to the House of Representatives about not pushing through with impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte was not considered by the filers, former senator Leila de Lima said on Monday.

The dustup between the Philippines' top political families — the Marcos and Duterte clans — has entered the realm of major threat to the nation’s economy.

An impeachment complaint has been filed against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte, who is facing a legal storm over a death threat she made against the President, the alleged misuse of government funds by her office and other criminal accusations.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Friday that any impeachment complaint against his estranged vice president Sara Duterte would only distract Congress and not help people, in remarks that drew criticism from some lawmakers.

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte will not appear at a probe to explain her apparent threat to have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assassinated if she is killed, GMA News reported on Friday, citing her lawyer.

Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte said her feud with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had reached a “point of no return” after police filed an assault complaint against her and some of her staff.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Friday that he had told Congress not to file an impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte. Marcos made the

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday failed to show up for a meeting with government investigators after being labelled the "self-confessed mastermind" of a plot to kill President Ferdinand Marcos.

Government officials were probing Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte after she said she had instructed someone to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. if she were killed. Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday failed to heed a subpoena over statements where she publicly claimed to have told someone to assassinate