Sara Duterte says to avail all remedies amid grave threats raps

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte said her camp will avail all the legal remedies amid the grave threats case against her.

On Friday, Duterte appeared before the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 98 to be arraigned for the charges, but the arraignment was deferred following a motion by her camp.

“Lahat ng legal remedies na allowed by law ay yun ang ina-avail ng ating mga abogado. Sumusunod lang ako sa kanilang legal advice,” she said in an interview as she left the court.

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(All legal remedies allowed by law are being availed by my lawyers. I’m just following their legal advice.)

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Duterte’s charges before the court stem from her November 2024 remarks claiming to have contacted an individual to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and then-House Speaker Martin Romualdez if she was killed.

She was ordered arrested last Sept. 4 and posted P360,000 in bail the following day.

Just before posting bail at the Quezon City court last Sept. 5, Duterte had publicly told her lawyers that she did not trust the courts.

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In response to her remarks, House of Representatives prosecutor and Manila Rep. Joel Chua said Duterte, a lawyer, may be subjected to disciplinary action, including disbarment, over her “sweeping statements.”

Asked for comment on Chua’s pronouncement, Duterte said, “We will take each case as they come and we will answer each complaint as they come.”

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Duterte also faces an impeachment trial before the Senate also for her purported threats against Marcos.

The articles of impeachment against her also allege misuse of public funds, bribery of public officials and amassing of unexplained wealth. /jpv