Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio Posts Bail Over Alleged Death Threat Against President Marcos

Philippine Vice-President Duterte-Carpio posts bail over alleged Marcos death threat

Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio posted bail at a Manila courthouse on Saturday, a day after an arrest warrant was issued over her alleged death threat against the country’s president. Duterte-Carpio was charged last month with “grave threats” stemming from a late-night news briefing in which she claimed to have hired a hitman to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr, his wife and a congressman cousin should she be cut down first. She later said the comments had been misconstrued. ...

By Agence France-Presse