{
  "id": 5576416,
  "title": "Sara Duterte faces arrest warrant over alleged death threat against Marcos",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/sara-duterte-faces-arrest-warrant-over-alleged-death-threat-against",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T14:02:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/region/2026/09/1525881/sara-duterte-faces-arrest-warrant-over-alleged-death-threat-against"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Philippine court issued an arrest warrant for Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday over allegations of making a death threat against President Ferdinand Marcos, her mother, and a former congressman cousin, according to the source. Duterte was charged last month with grave threats stemming from a late-night news briefing where she claimed she hired a hitman to kill the three individuals if she was killed first. Her defense team stated they would exercise all legal options, and the warrant is unlikely to result in her arrest, as her lawyers could file for bail. The warrant could be challenged at a higher court, such as the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court. The vice president's legal team maintains she has no intention of evading the law and will continue to exercise all legal remedies. Duterte was impeached in May by the House of Representatives on charges of graft and corruption, and a guilty verdict in the Senate would end her planned run for president in 2028.",
  "summary": "MANILA: A Philippine court on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Vice President Sara Duterte over an alleged death threat against the country’s president, with her defence team saying she would “exercise all her legal remedies.”",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}