QC Court Issues Arrest Warrant for VP Duterte - BusinessWorld Online
The court set bail at 120,000 pesos for each of three counts in a case tied to remarks about killing President Marcos and his relatives.
- On Friday, September 4, 2026, the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 98 issued an arrest warrant for Vice President Sara Duterte on three counts of Grave Threats after Judge Maria Angelica De Ramos denied her motion to defer it.
- Duterte allegedly claimed in November 2024 during an online press conference that she instructed an assassin to kill President Ferdinand Marcos, First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez if she herself were killed.
- Bail was set at 120,000 pesos for each count, while the Department of Justice reaffirmed its commitment to the rule of law. Duterte's lawyer, Paul Lawrence Lim, said she has "no intention of evading the law."
- Amid an ongoing Senate impeachment trial, Duterte faces these criminal charges alongside previous accusations of misusing public funds during her tenure as education minister.
- Court records confirm probable cause exists to proceed to trial, while the Palace deferred to the judiciary on the warrant. Duterte's legal team will exhaust all available remedies.
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A Philippine court on Friday ordered the arrest of Vice President Sara Duterte in connection with a criminal case that accuses her of making threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the first lady and a former House speaker. A trial court issued a warrant for Duterte's arrest in the case involving three counts of grave threats, according to a court order that also set bail at 120,000 pesos, or about HK$15,000, for each count. "Regardless o…
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MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte is facing arrest after the Quezon City Regional Trial Court issued a warrant against her in connection with the grave threats complaint filed by the National Bureau of Investigation. Her lawyer, Paul Lawrence Lim, confirmed the warrant on Friday and said Duterte has no intention of evading the
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