Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to the media at the Office of The Vice President in Mandaluyong City on December 11, 2024, after skipping on the same day a National Bureau of Investigation probe on her remarks of having  President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assassinated should she be killed. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File

MANILA— The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is finalizing its probe report on the death threats made by Vice President Sara Duterte against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

NBI Director Jaime Santiago said on Tuesday that he has directed his team to carefully evaluate the evidence and testimonies they have gathered.

“Iba-iba nga ang pananaw namin, iba-iba ang opinion, iba-iba ang pag-weigh in ng bawat evidence na nakuha namin. Iniingatan namin na magkamali kami. Kailangan talagang tama,” Santiago said.

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Santiago stressed that they took into account the Department of Justice's (DOJ) new rules on preliminary investigations and inquest proceedings.

He cited that there should be a “reasonable certainty of conviction” (as opposed to the traditional “probable cause” standard).

“Kaya pinag aaralan namin ng mabuti at kapagka-nakita ng ating mga prosecutor there sa DOJ na hindi namin ma-ascertain na magkakaroon ng conviction, maaaring i-dismiss ang kaso o ibalik sa amin para pag-aralan ulit,” he said.

“Kaya hindi kami basta-basta na sampa lang ng sampa ng kaso at talagang ingat na ingat po kami,” he added.

The NBI will submit all gathered evidence, testimonies, and findings to the DOJ, where the decision to file charges will be left to the prosecutors.