Philippine Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Vice President Sara Duterte
A Manila court has ordered the arrest of Vice President Sara Duterte on charges of grave threats directed at President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his wife. Her legal representatives intend to secure her release through bail pending trial.
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Sara Duterte faces arrest warrant for threatening Philippines’ Marcos, his wife
A Philippine court on Friday ordered the arrest of Vice-President Sara Duterte in connection with a criminal case accusing her of making threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr, 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 (US$1,900) for each count. “Regardless of the question on jurisdiction, she has no intention of...
By Reuters
Read full article →Court orders arrest of Sara Duterte over grave threats case
'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 Lawrence Lim
By Jairo Bolledo
Read full article →Sara Duterte headed for trial after QC court arrest warrant -DOJ
MANILA, Philippines—The arrest warrant issued by a Quezon City court against Vice President Sara Duterte should pave the way for her grave threats case to proceed to trial soon, a Department of Justice (DOJ) official said on Friday. DOJ spokesperson Polo Martinez said the resolution issued by Branch 98 of the Quezon City Regional Trial
By cavendano
Read full article →Warrant out: Sara Duterte facing arrest in grave threats case
(2nd update) The vice president is facing an arrest over three counts of grave threats, with bail set for each count.
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