VP Sara Duterte summoned over NBI case on threats and inciting sedition

Vice President Sara Duterte received a summons from the Office of the Prosecutor related to an NBI case filed against her for grave threats and inciting to sedition.

The charges stem from Duterte's November 2024 remarks about hiring someone to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and Speaker Martin Romualdez if she herself gets killed during the detention of her Chief of Staff, Zuleika Lopez, by the House of Representatives for contempt.

During an interview on Wednesday, April 30, Duterte confirmed that she will appear at the preliminary investigation over a complaint filed against her by the NBI to take an oath and stated she is finishing her counter-affidavit with her lawyer.

Duterte insisted in Cagayan de Oro City on Wednesday night that her remarks were taken out of context and that she was simply venting frustration with the administration, despite the House members disputing her denial of threatening Marcos.

The threat complaint is also among the charges outlined in Duterte's Senate impeachment trial expected to start in July.