CONVICT VP. Multi-sectoral groups stage a protest outside the Senate of the Philippines in Pasay City on May 13, 2026, calling for the conviction of Vice President Sara Z. Duterte. The impeachment trial of Duterte started July 6. (PNA photo by Yancy Lim)
MANILA – House prosecution spokesperson and Lanao del Sur 1st District Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong on Sunday argued that Vice President Sara Duterte’s November 23, 2024 online video went beyond ordinary threats, as she explicitly detailed an arrangement to have individuals killed.
The impeachment charges against Duterte stem from an online press briefing where she claimed to have hired a hitman to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and former Speaker Martin Romualdez in the event that she is killed.
In a radio interview over dzRH, Adiong said Duterte’s own words suggested more than an angry outburst.
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