Sara Duterte was charged last month after she claimed to have hired a hitman to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, his wife and a congressman cousin should she be cut down first.

It's part of a political showdown with Marcos. A trial could impact her plans to run for president in 2028.

(4th UPDATE) 'Regardless of the question on jurisdiction, she has no intention of evading the law and will continue to exercise all her legal remedies,' says Duterte's lawyer Paul…