The Philippine vice president publicly threatens to have the president assassinated

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Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin referred the "active threat" against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to an elite presidential guards force "for immediate proper action." It was not immediately clear what actions would be taken against the vice president.
CBS News
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Duterte, an ally of Marcos until recent months, made the threat on Saturday, as a rift between the two most powerful political families in the county widens.
Aljazeera
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The Duterte and Marcos families have seen their alliance unravel in spectacular fashion in recent months, trading accusations of drug addiction and increasingly extreme rhetoric ahead of next year's mid-term elections and presidential polls in 2028.
Daily Tribune
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This came after Duterte claimed in contracting an assassin to kill Marcos and the First Lady should anything bad happen to her.
The Manila Times

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