MANILA -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Tuesday that Vice President Sara Duterte may face a string of cases following her recent statements against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

“Well, according 'to sa mga legal experts natin ‘no, pwede siyang masampahan ng libel, defamation. Maaari ring grave threats dahil sa mga banta niya,” DOJ Undersecretary Margarita Gutierrez said in a televised briefing.

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has served a subpoena against Duterte for saying that she has already contracted an assassin to kill President Marcos Jr, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez should she be killed.

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“Naunang sinabi ng DOJ na tinitingnan ito bilang isang seryosong banta sa buhay ng mga pangunahin lider ng bansa kaya iniutos sa NBI na mag-imbestiga at habulin ang mga suspek na umano’y kinontrata ni VP Sara. Ayon kay Undersecretary Jesse Andres, ang pahayag ni VP Sara ay hindi biro kaya kailangang suriing mabuti,” Gutierrez said.

“Inutusan ng DOJ ang NBI na gamitin ang lahat ng available na resources upang matukoy ang mga posibleng suspek sa assassination plot na ipinahayag ni VP Sara.”

Duterte in later interviews clarified that her statement was “maliciously taken out of logical context” by government authorities.

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The vice president has also earlier questioned why the Presidential Security Command has been “eerily quiet” even when she has flagged several threats against her and her family.

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