VP Sara Duterte threatens to throw Marcos Sr.'s body into West Philippine Sea amid political attacks

Vice President Sara Duterte threatened to exhume the body of former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and throw it into the West Philippine Sea if political attacks against her and her family continued.

Duterte made the remark in a press conference, recalling a statement she made in a group chat directed at Senator Imee Marcos, who is the daughter and sister of the incumbent president.

She accused President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. of not knowing how to rule a country, stating it was the reason she resigned from the Department of Education (DepEd).

Senator Cynthia Villar commented that Duterte was simply fed up due to the "prosecution" against her and her family, which Villar believes has gone too far.

Villar urged both the Dutertes and the administration to patch things up, saying, "Siyempre galit eh. Kung ano-ano naiisip kasi galit. Kasi I think masyado namang pinrosecute kaya nagagalit. Siguro 'yun ang reason doon but sana mag ano na lang, magbati na lang para walang problema."

Members of the House of Representatives' Young Guns bloc, including Reps. Ramon Rodrigo Gutierrez and Zia Alonto Adiong, criticized Duterte's threat, calling her "insolent" and "desperate."

Adiong stated that threatening to desecrate the dead to shift the narrative is unacceptable and that the Vice President should answer allegations against her instead of resorting to such actions.

The Vice President accused the Marcos administration of launching a "PR attack" against her, referencing the House of Representatives' probe into her alleged misuse of funds.

Former President Rodrigo Duterte, the Vice President's father, authorized the controversial burial of Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in 2016.