Romualdez demands accountability from VP Duterte over 'dangerous' remark vs PH leaders

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173252069571220241125-duterte-sara-hor-hearing-MT-3.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Vice-President Sara Duterte speaks to the media at the Batasan Pambansa in Quezon City on November 25, 2024, while the hearing on alleged irregularities in the use of confidential funds by the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education is suspended. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA (UPDATE) — House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday said Vice President Sara Duterte should be held accountable for her &quot;alarming and unprecedented&quot; statement detailing an alleged assassination plot against Philippine leaders, adding that it &quot;sends a chilling message&quot; to the Filipino people.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/11/23/vp-duterte-lashes-out-at-marcoses-romualdez-1720">&#x27;P*t*ng *n* ninyong lahat!&#x27;: Sara Duterte lashes out at Marcoses, Romualdez</a></div><p>During a Saturday press conference, Duterte revealed her alleged plan to have President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and Romualdez assassinated should she get killed. The remark sent security forces into frenzy, calling it a &quot;serious threat&quot; to the First Family.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/11/25/doj-to-subpoena-vp-sara-duterte-over-kill-plot-vs-marcos-jr-1534">READ: DOJ to subpoena VP Sara Duterte over kill plot vs Marcos Jr.</a></div><p>&quot;Let me begin with a matter that is both alarming and unprecedented -- the vice president of the Republic of the Philippines, Sara Duterte, admitted to contacting an assassin to kill President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and myself,&quot; Romualdez said during Monday&#x27;s session of the House of Representatives.</p><p>&quot;Let me be clear -- hindi na &#x27;to biro. Hindi na &#x27;to normal na panalita. Isa itong direktang banta sa ating demokrasya, sa ating pamahalaan, at sa seguridad ng bayan,&quot; he added.</p><p>(This is no longer a joke. This is not a normal statement. This is a direct threat to our democracy, government, and the security of our country.)</p><p>Romualdez said the &quot;confession&quot; of Duterte &quot;demands accountability&quot; as &quot;we cannot let this pass as mere rhetoric.&quot; </p><p>&quot;It demands answers. It demands that we as representatives of the Filipino people take a stand to protect our democracy from any and all forms of threats,&quot; Romualdez said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/11/25/security-for-marcos-upcoming-activities-doubled-after-vp-sara-duterte-threat-1248">Security for Marcos&#x27; upcoming activities doubled after VP Sara Duterte &#x27;threat&#x27;</a></div><p>&quot;Violence has no place in our society,&quot; he added.</p><p>Duterte earlier said her statement was &quot;maliciously&quot; taken out of &quot;logical context.&quot;</p><p>Marcos said Duterte’s kill threat over the weekend was “a criminal attempt” that should not be condoned.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/11/25/marcos-on-vp-sara-duterte-s-kill-threat-yan-ay-aking-papalagan-1337">Marcos on VP Sara Duterte’s kill threat: ‘Yang ganyang kriminal na pagtatangka ay di dapat pinapalampas’</a></div><p>The Vice President had repeatedly accused the Marcos administration with the help of the House leadership of carrying out a demolition as they supposedly see her as a threat in the 2028 presidential elections, naming Romualdez as a presidential wannabe. </p><p>But the House leader said Duterte&#x27;s &quot;baseless&quot; allegations are meant to deflect attention from the supposed misuse of confidential funds in the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education, which she previously led.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/11/25/-wala-kaming-kakampi-dito-vp-duterte-feuds-with-lawmakers-who-jailed-her-top-aide-1422">&#x27;Wala kaming kakampi dito&#x27;: VP Duterte feuds with lawmakers who detained her top aide</a></div><p>&quot;My colleagues, these accusations are not only untrue; they are a desperate attempt to distract from the real issues at hand... Why these baseless accusations? The answer is simple: to divert attention from the mounting evidence of fund misuse under her leadership at the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education,&quot; Romualdez said.</p><p>Duterte on Monday attended the House panel hearing investigating the issues surrounding her offices&#x27; fund utilization.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ye_Iw9PO2d0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>"Let me be clear -- hindi na 'to biro. Hindi na 'to normal na panalita. Isa itong direktang banta sa ating demokrasya, sa ating pamahalaan, at sa seguridad ng bayan," Speaker Romualdez said.</p>

"Let me be clear -- hindi na 'to biro. Hindi na 'to normal na panalita. Isa itong direktang banta sa ating demokrasya, sa ating pamahalaan, at sa seguridad ng bayan," Speaker Romualdez said.

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Romualdez demands accountability from VP Duterte over 'dangerous' remark vs PH leaders

Romualdez demands accountability from VP Duterte over 'dangerous' remark vs PH leaders

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

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Published Nov 25, 2024 03:49 PM PHT

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Updated Nov 25, 2024 04:20 PM PHT

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