Philippine Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Vice President Sara Duterte
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- Rappler
- Philippine Daily Inquirer
- South China Morning Post
- Al Jazeera
- Daily Maverick
- Reuters
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A Quezon City Regional Trial Court has issued a warrant of arrest against Vice President Sara Duterte on three counts of grave threats. The court set bail at 120,000 pesos, or approximately 1,900 US dollars, for each count. The charges stem from remarks made by Duterte in November 2024, during which she claimed to have instructed an assassin to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez if she were murdered. Duterte has since denied making these threats, stating she was voicing fear for her safety.
Legal counsel for the Vice President, Paul Lawrence Lim, confirmed the warrant and stated that his client has no intention of evading the law and will pursue all legal remedies. A Department of Justice spokesman rejected arguments from her legal team that she could not be prosecuted while the same conduct is being examined in her impeachment trial.
These criminal charges coincide with an ongoing impeachment trial in the Senate. The impeachment complaint includes the alleged threats as well as accusations of corruption and the misuse of public funds from her time as Vice President and Education Secretary. A conviction in the impeachment trial could remove her from office and end her 2028 presidential ambitions. While the criminal charge carries a maximum sentence of six months in jail, analysts suggest she is unlikely to be detained for long if she posts bail quickly.
How each side framed it
- Centre-left
- These outlets emphasized the broader political survival of the Vice President and the context of her father's ICC custody.
- Centre
- These outlets provided a neutral report of the warrant, often pairing it with other national news like inflation rates.
- Centre-right
- These outlets focused on the specific legal details of the warrant and the potential impact on her future presidential bid.
Sources
- Centre-left Al Jazeera: Philippine court orders arrest of VP Duterte over President Marcos threats
- Centre-left Daily Maverick: Philippine court issues warrant for VP Duterte’s arrest in grave threats case
- Centre Philippine Daily Inquirer: WATCH INQToday: Arrest warrant vs Sara, inflation eases to 6.1%
- Centre-left Rappler: QC court issues warrant vs Sara Duterte for grave threats | The wRap
- Centre Reuters: Philippine court issues warrant for VP Duterte's arrest in grave threats case - Reuters
- Centre-right South China Morning Post: Philippine court orders Sara Duterte to be arrested for threatening President Marcos, his wife
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