Philippine VP Duterte posts bail after arrest order for alleged grave threats
The court set bail at 120,000 pesos per count after finding probable cause in the grave threats case tied to a November 2024 press briefing.
- On Saturday, Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte posted $5,740 bail at the Quezon City Regional Trial Court after a judge ordered her arrest on three counts of grave threats linked to comments about President Ferdinand Marcos.
- The charges stem from a November 2024 online press conference where Duterte allegedly threatened to have Marcos, his wife Liza Araneta Marcos, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez killed if she were harmed; she has denied the allegations.
- Dressed in black outside the court, Duterte told reporters she faced harassment and expressed distrust in police and courts, asking, "who would be held accountable if I die tonight."
- The arrest escalates a high-stakes feud between the Philippines' two most powerful political dynasties as Duterte faces an ongoing impeachment trial in the Philippine Senate over unexplained wealth and misuse of state funds.
- A conviction could permanently disqualify Duterte from holding public office and prohibit her from seeking the presidency in 2028, when Marcos's six-year term ends, potentially derailing her political future.
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