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. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

MANILA (UPDATED) — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Monday served a new subpoena for Vice President Sara Duterte to "shed light" on the alleged threat she made to some Philippine leaders about two weeks ago.

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Also being summoned is her staff who moderated the press conference where she allegedly threatened President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta and House Speaker Martin Romualdez.

Duterte is asked to submit herself to the NBI on December 11. 

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Duterte earlier failed to appear at the NBI headquarters because she reportedly learned too late that a separate House hearing on her office’s use of confidential funds on the same day was canceled. 

“Late na niya nalaman na canceled ang kaniyang appearance before the House committee hearing. Hindi na siya nakapunta dito and asked for a resetting,” NBI Director Jaime Santiago told reporters.

He said the NBI set Dec. 11 as the new tentative date for the hearing. 

In a letter, Duterte's lawyers asked the NBI to send her "a clear copy of the complaint filed against her or any other document that initiated the investigation", as well as "questions you intend to ask of her." 

Santiago said the NBI would look into Duterte’s claim that there was a threat to her life, too.

“Tatanungin namin sino ba yung pinaghihinalaan mo, may ebidensya ba tayo,” he said.

The justice department said Duterte could face complaints for libel, defamation, and grave threat for her remarks against the President.

Duterte said her statement was taken out of context. She said the "revenge" plot had a specific condition before it could be put into motion: that she had to die first.

She claimed that her remark "does not constitute to an active threat."