QC Court Issues Arrest Warrant for VP Duterte - BusinessWorld Online
The court set bail at 120,000 pesos for each of three counts in a case tied to remarks about killing President Marcos and his relatives.
- On Friday, September 4, 2026, the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 98 issued an arrest warrant for Vice President Sara Duterte on three counts of Grave Threats after Judge Maria Angelica De Ramos denied her motion to defer it.
- Duterte allegedly claimed in November 2024 during an online press conference that she instructed an assassin to kill President Ferdinand Marcos, First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez if she herself were killed.
- Bail was set at 120,000 pesos for each count, while the Department of Justice reaffirmed its commitment to the rule of law. Duterte's lawyer, Paul Lawrence Lim, said she has "no intention of evading the law."
- Amid an ongoing Senate impeachment trial, Duterte faces these criminal charges alongside previous accusations of misusing public funds during her tenure as education minister.
- Court records confirm probable cause exists to proceed to trial, while the Palace deferred to the judiciary on the warrant. Duterte's legal team will exhaust all available remedies.
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The Court in the Philippines authorized the arrest of the current Vice-President of the Philippines, Sarah Duterte, who is suspected of corruption and threats to the Head of State. The Keson Court issued a warrant for the arrest of the current Vice-President of the Philippines, Sarah Douterte, writes the newspaper Manila Bulletin, transmits to RIA News. The case of the impeachment of Sarah Douterta is currently under way. She is suspected of cor…
A Philippine court has issued an arrest warrant for Vice President Sara Duterte on charges of hiring gunmen to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., his wife, and a relative who was the former Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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