Philippine law officials on Tuesday summoned vice president Sara Duterte for questioning over her weekend statements that she had contracted someone to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. if she were to be killed.

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Tuesday issued a subpoena to Vice President Sara Duterte regarding her alleged assassination threat against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Department of Justice (DOJ) Undersecretary Margarita Gutierrez disclosed this during a public briefing.

All individuals present, including some members of the media, at Vice President Sara Duterte's early morning virtual press conference on November 23 may also be issued a subpoena.

Philippine authorities handed a subpoena to Vice President Sara Duterte’s office Tuesday, inviting her to answer investigators' questions after she publicly threatened to have the president, his wife and the House of Representatives speaker assassinated if she were killed in an unspecified plot herself.

The National Bureau of Investigation issues a subpoena to Vice President Sara Duterte regarding her alleged assassination threat against President Bongbong Marcos.

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has served a subpoena to Philippines’ Vice President Sara Duterte following her controversial statement about ordering someone to kill President Ferdinand “Bong Bong” Marcos Jr.

The National Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday served a subpoena for Vice President Sara Duterte to explain her alleged threat to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., which she said "does not constitute an active threat.